The Need for Tape

Are tape systems obsolete? A recent incident has Steve Jones thinking perhaps not.

Hybrid Databases

We are getting more and more types of data that we have to manage and store in our databases. Steve Jones notes that SQL Server can handle almost all your needs.

An Interview with Allen Kinsel, PASS Board Candidate

Allen Kinsel is running for the board of directors of PASS. He took a little time to answer some questions from Steve Jones

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Scripting

Scripting will become a more important skill in the future, for a variety of reasons.

It Happens

It happens. Code breaks.

The Human Cost of Managing Data

There's a cost to managing data that isn't always considered: the human cost. Additional stress, work, and load can result in less than efficient management, even when you contain hard costs.

Citizen Scientists

The increasing power and shrinking size of computing devices means that more and more people can gather and analyze data. Steve Jones talks about some opportunities.

Encryption and Full Text Search at The Mandalay Bay (DevConnections)

It’s just a week until Dev Connections.  This is one of the great conferences for the hybrid technology person, with...

Opportunities Abound

We have so many ways in which we can grow our SQL Server careers. Steve Jones shares a few today.