Technology has always been a driving force in shaping our world, propelling us forward into new realms of innovation and progress. One of the most famous concepts in technology is Moore's Law, which suggests that the number of transistors on a microchip doubles approximately every two years, leading to exponential increases in computing power. In […]
2023-04-15
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The SQL Server Support team published the top errors they see in calls. Steve has a few comments on what they're doing to help customers.
2023-03-04
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The first time I spoke in front of a group of people over 20 years ago about a programming topic, I was scared to death. I could barely sleep the night before, obsessing about the material and practicing it repeatedly. When I finally did sleep, it felt like minutes before I awoke, and it was […]
2023-02-25
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Passwords cracked in under an hour using modern hardware have Steve shaking his head.
2022-10-22
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New licensing rules are coming for using your SQL Server licenses in the cloud.
2022-09-03
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Recently I was testing a feature in SQL Server on 2017 and 2019. There was supposed to be an improvement across versions, but I didn't see it. Then I realized that I was on SQL Server 2019 CU 2 on my laptop, and the current CU is 17. I took a few minutes to download […]
2022-08-20
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The whole universe, the well-guarded people—may they all query databases together in a single language!
2022-08-13
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Grant takes a few lessons for database DR from a nuclear accident in the US.
2022-08-06
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2022-07-30
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Today Grant wonders why we spend so much time trying to learn about query tuning.
2022-07-23
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