Hash Match

Speaking at Connections

I just got my acceptance to the DevConnections, SQLConnections in September for two sessions:
Continuous Integration for DatabasesMaintaining High Performance When...

Back to Work

After surgery Fri am, I’ve been mostly taking it easy, but now it’s back to work. Got kids to school...

FileTables–Inserting Directories from T-SQL

Creating a directory in a Filetable share is easy. It looks like this:

It’s hard to see, but this was a...

The Subtle Push to the Cloud

There's a push to the cloud from Microsoft, and Steve Jones has a few thoughts. Have you warmed up to the cloud at all?

Keeping my cardinality

The Danger of Algorithms

What problems occur because of the algorithm chosen to generate data? A new report says that social security numbers in the US can be predicted. Steve Jones has a few warnings about what algoriothms you choose.

Memory-Optimized Table checkpoint

Out for a day

I’m hoping I’m only out for a day. As I write this, I’ll be recovering from my ACL surgery, though...

The Reading Poll

This week Steve Jones asks about how important reading is to you, and also about what our digital rights might be in a world where we have connected platforms.