2011-03-04
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Steve Jones
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Slow Fixes
Today we have an editorial reprinted from Jan 15, 2006 as Steve is on vacation. This one talks about the patching process at Microsoft, and why it sometimes is slower than we might like.
2011-03-03
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Bad IT People
What happens when you have bad IT people working in your company? Steve Jones says that they always will be around, but we might not want to enable them to continue in this business when we find them.
2011-03-02
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2011-03-02
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2011 MVP Summit – Day 1
I’m glad I went running this morning. It’s been a long day, in and out of sessions and meetings all...
2011-03-01
397 reads
MVP Summit 2011
Steve Jones talks a little about the 2011 MVP Summit and what the annual event means to the average DBA.
2011-03-01
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2011-03-01
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Professional Development Week
Last week was Professional Development Week at SQL University. Steve Jones talks about the importance of having a professional development plan and the types of things that you could learn this week.
2011-02-28
212 reads
Odd Questions
Interviews can be strange for many reasons, often because interviewers are not well prepared to evaluate candidates. This Friday Steve Jones asks you what weird things you might have encountered in an interview when someone is asking you questions.
2011-02-25
616 reads
Test Complete – MCM
I took the MCM test today, and finished it. I needed the time allotted and it was, well, an experience....
2011-02-25
1,784 reads
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Question of the Day
Detecting Deadlocks Quickly
In the Database Engine, when a deadlock is detected, what does the detection interval shrink to (in time)?
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