50 Years of Microsoft

Steve looks back at his history with Microsoft and asks what your memories are of using their products.

Limiting Results with TEXTSIZE in SQL Server: #SQLNewBlogger

There is a SET command in SQL Server that changes how much data is returned from some fields. This short post shows what I learned about the SET TEXTSIZE...

Multiple Collations

Retrieving Data Using the REST API in Data API Builder

I wrote a piece on getting started with the Data API Builder (DAB), which looked at how this product works and how to start using it. That was a basic look, but it gives data professionals an idea of how this might help them work more closely with front-end developers who are more comfortable with […]

Getting the TEXTSIZE

The Return to the Office Debate

Today Steve talks about return-to-the-office (RTO) mandates.

Comparing My Current Schema with a Backup with SQL Compare

A customer asked if they needed to restore a database from backup to compare the schema in a database. They don’t and this post shows that. This is part...

Database Files on Shares I

Staying Employed

Steve talks about the ways you might think about employment in this age of AI.

A New Word: Immerensis

immerensis – n.  the maddening inability to understand the reasons why someone loves you – almost as if you’re selling them a used car that you know has a...