API Changes

Steve Jones comments on predictions that we will see new types of APIs coming in the future, especially data APIs.

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Going Solo

This editorial was originally published on Mar 20, 2007. It is being republished as Steve Jones is on vacation. Today Steve Jones talks about going into business for yourself, and reminding you it's not as simple as it might seem.

Computed Columns and Divide by Zero

I have a few posts on computer columns, the basics of computed columns, using CASE in a computed column, and...

Feedback and Big Data

Continuous improvement comes from measurement, analysis, and changes. Steve Jones talks about how we should be doing that with our data collection, analysis, and storage.

SQL Agent Roles

Insider Security Threats

The biggest security threat always seems to come from insiders and today Steve Jones talks about the need to monitor your environment.

Change Management

This Friday Steve Jones asks about change control for the Friday poll.

Old Dog, New Tricks

Steve Jones learns a new trick working with T-SQL, and is surprised how easy it is. He recommends you work on updating your skills over time as well.

Returning Results from an Insert – OUTPUT clause

I needed to return an identity value recently from an insert for use in another piece of code. For a...