What a fortnight I had
This has been one of the most stressful fortnight in this company. I did not feel this stressed when our...
2009-03-25
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Blog Posts
Ada Lovelace Day – Celebrating Women In Technology
Today is Ada Lovelace Day, an international day of blogging to draw attention to women excelling in technology. I don't...
2009-03-24
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Great IT Teambuilding – Star Trek
When I worked at JD Edwards years ago, we were looking for monthly teambuilding exercises that would help our group...
2009-03-24
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Overload & Stress - Part 2
Yesterday I was commenting on how a big part of stress for me is getting that sudden burst of work...
2009-03-24
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PASS 2009 Summit Site Open
Registration has been open since the last Summit, but this year Bill Graziano and team have released the Summit 2009...
2009-03-24
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Tips for Submitting Speaking Abstracts to the 2009 PASS Community Summit
As most of you know now, the Call for Speakers for the 2009 PASS Community Summit is open from March...
2009-03-24
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Data Mining With Google Insights For Search
I recently read a NYT article that highlighted how Google search data is being used to predict flu outbreaks at...
2009-03-23
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Overload & Stress - Part 1
As I gain more experience I've found that stress comes in three forms; stress that is there that you don't...
2009-03-23
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Policy Based Management - On Change Prevent, Doesn't
SQL Server 2008 introduces "Policy Based Management" (PBM) as a way to better manage your servers. This was a feature...
2009-03-23
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Heads I win, Tails You Lose
Imagine going to a casino with $100 dollars to gamble. As you enter, you notice a vending machine that sells...
2009-03-22
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Blogs
Webinar: Navigating the Database Landscape in 2026
By Steve Jones
For a number of years, we’ve produced the State of the Database Landscape report,...
Claude AI Convinced Me Not to Build an iPad App
By Steve Jones
I coach volleyball and I do a lot of stat stuff on paper. I...
A New Word: Dolorblindness
By Steve Jones
dolorblindness – n. the frustration that you’ll never be able to understand another person’s...
Forums
Data Warehouse Toolkit meets Star Schema: The Complete Reference
Is there a good syllabus for reading these two together? (Yes, it's called the...
GPX distance and time analysis in SQL Server
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The DBA is Dead; Long Live the DBA
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Question of the Day
Changing the AG Listener
In SQL Server 2025, if I want to remove an IP from a listener, what do I do?
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