Why Should You Network?
Networking is one of those things that so many people say is good for your career? But why? Steve Jones has a few examples today from his own experience.
2009-08-17
647 reads
Editorial - iPod
Choosing a FillFactor
Sharing how you do your job can help others be better at theirs. This Friday's poll asks a technical question. How do you determine which fillfactor to use.
2009-08-14
630 reads
Sin City SQL
Join Steve Jones and a few of the SQLServerCentral community in Las Vegas this fall at the SQL Connections conference.
2009-08-13
596 reads
Slicing and Dicing
There can be a lot more value when pieces of data are put together than when they exist separately. Steve Jones comments on a few ways people are repackaging information in the modern world.
2009-08-12
65 reads
Good for the Goose
This Friday's poll asks you about having a fair set of benefits for extra time work. Steve Jones wants to know how your employer treats you.
2009-08-07
579 reads
Loyalty Cards
Many businesses have loyalty programs to encourage repeat business. However do they think about data security when they build these programs? Steve Jones thinks they could do better.
2009-08-06
465 reads
Placing a Value on Data
What's your stolen data worth? It might be worth investigating, as Steve Jones suggests. Then you'll know how much you should be spending to protect it.
2009-08-05
447 reads
Building an API
Is it better to build an API into your code and allow someone to "plug in" or provide them with source code? Steve Jones thinks the former is better and gives you a few reasons why.
2009-08-04
1,450 reads
Be a Craftsman
Is software engineering dead? Some well respected software developers have stated that, and one says we should be craftsman, not engineers.
2009-08-03
726 reads
Learn A Bit More
For this Friday's poll, Steve Jones talks about free training events and what their value is to you.
2009-07-31
777 reads
Blogs
“We love to debate minutiae”
By Brian Kelley
I am guilty as charged. The quote was in reference to how people argue...
Advice I Like: Knots
By Steve Jones
Learn how to tie a bowline knot. Practice in the dark. With one hand....
Shifting Mindsets: Why FinOps is Essential for Cloud Efficiency
By HeyMo0sh
As a DevOps practitioner, I’ve always focused on performance, scalability, and automation. But as...
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Question of the Day
Upgrading Admin Queries
I have a query from a former DBA that we run on SQL Server 2025 to check on database metadata. This query references sys.sysaltfiles. I want to refactor this code to be more modern. Which DMV should I reference instead?
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