Resource Governor

Development, Operations, or Accounting

Cloud services need to have a much higher quality of work than their in-house equivalents if corporations are to take them seriously according to Steve Jones.

Data Darwinism

Data could be the way that more decisions are made, separating the competent from the incompetent in the future. Steve Jones isn't sure this is the best way to make decisions if we don't include a human element in the decision process.

Reminders and Rehearsal

I’ve spoken at quite a few SQL Saturday events. I won’t hit 50 this year, like Kevin Boles, but by...

Salaries in 2013

The release of an extensive salary report for Information Technology shows some good trends in it for 2013.

Google Glass Your Database

A new idea from a small startup may revolutionize the way that you search for data.

Throttle a Query in Mid-Execution

Resource Governor provides a great mechanism for throttling resources, but it doesn't always allow granular control. Read about this trace flag that allows you to dynamically alter the resource usage of a query.

SQL Server Error Handling

The Command Shell

This Friday Steve Jones talks about xp_cmdshell and the security regarding its use. Do you have any holes that might exist if administrators are allowed to use this tool on their instances?

Halo 4 and Hadoop

A case study shows how the combination of Azure and Hadoop helped the Halo 4 team grow their successful franchise.