Inserting Binary Data

There are a number of articles on dealing with the insertion of binary data into SQL Server using BULK INSERT,...

The Group Account

Our desktop OSes have evolved to support group accounts, but much of the ecosystems around them do not and many mobile and tablet devices do not. Why don't they?

T-SQL Tuesday #39 – PowerShell

This month the invitation is from Wayne Sheffield, asking if you have a PowerShell story for everyone. That’s fitting since...

Data Freedom and Regulation

There are a lot of regulations around data in the medical field. Most of the exceed HIPAA, but end up causing confusion and problems. Steve Jones thinks simplication is important if our technology systems are to support future regulations.

Rethinking Your Design

This week Steve Jones notices some good advice from Brent Ozar and the fastest query in your database.

SQL Saturday #183 Albuquerque – Wrap Up

This past weekend was the first SQL Saturday in New Mexico. I had written about our trip down last week,...

Granting Permission to Grant Permissions

I’ve never felt the need to allow this, but I saw someone ask the questions recently. Suppose you had a...

Hunting Developers

Steve Jones is up in the Redmond area at Microsoft's HQ looking for SQL Server developers. This editorial was originally published on April 17, 2008. It is being re-published as Steve is on holiday.

Thesaurus Files

A Computer Goes to College

IBM is sending a Watson supercomputer to college. We don't know what will happen with this experiment, but it is exciting for those of us looking forward to interacting more with computers in the future.