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The Next Generation

Steve Jones wonders about the next generations of IT workers. Can we encourage more people to enter this field? With the supposed shortages of talent today and the poor reputation of IT positions, can we change the trend of fewer people entering IT?

How Much for a Laugh?

How much would you pay for a laugh? Maybe you'll donate to ensure that some of your SQL Server speakers will embarrass themselves at the PASS Summit.

One System to Rule Them All

Can a single piece of software work well for most situations? Steve Jones wonders if we're not attacking the problems of large software applications in the right way.

MS14-044–Security Alert for SQL Server

I just saw this, but you should be aware. There’s a potential Denial of Service/Elevation of Privilege bug in SQL...

The Brittleness of Replication

Replication is a great feature in SQL Server, but it seems brittle. When things go wrong, they break quickly, and often severely. It seems that we have many features like this in SQL Server that are useful and handy, but receive very little attention as versions are released.

T-SQL Tuesday #57–SQL Family and Community

It’s T-SQL Tuesday time again. After missing two months with my sabbatical, I’m back.
The topic this month is hosted by...

Data is Not Always Enough

More data is better, but Steve Jones notes that even that isn't always enough to make decisions count for your organization.

Do We Care?

Today’s editorial at SQLServerCental is entitled: We Don’t Care about Data and IT Security. It’s by Brian Kelley (author, blog,...

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