The Patch Wild, Wild West

Microsoft might be changing their patching process for applications. This has Steve Jones worried they may move towards an Apple/iOS like model, which would not be good for server systems.

Don't Be a Ghost

If you want to further your career, you can't be a ghost. Steve Jones talks about the ways in which so many people might end up hurting their careers by trying to keep their lives too private.

Customizing SSMS–Results

This is a short series on some customizations in SSMS to make it visually more appealing.
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Modeling the Earth

Microsoft Research has a variety of interesting projects underway, including one to try and model the Earth. Many of these involve lots of data in some way, and would be interesting projects to work on, according to Steve Jones.

The DBA Office

The environment in which we work can have an affect on the way in which we work. Steve Jones asks today if you have a preference for your environment.

Endpoints

Don't Accept Defaults

All software has default values, some of which might not suit your environment. This is especially true with regards to security settings.

Tracking Business Metrics

There can be more to managing a SQL Server instance than just examining the performance metrics. There are times when understanding how your system is performing for the application is important.

The IT Employee Benchmark

What's important in an IT employee? Steve Jones talks about the skills and measurements CIOs want today and tomorrow. Today's editorial was originally released on July 22, 2008. It is being re-published as Steve is at SQL Intersection.

Driving Value

Does your IT organization bring value to your company? Steve Jones takes a look at some of the ways you can do this. This editorial was originally published on July 2, 2008. It is being re-published as Steve is at SQL Intersection.