An open letter asks Google to change their default protocol to be more secure. Are there things that we might want to do inside SQL Server to make it more secure by default? Any low hanging fruit that would help the platform?
2009-10-26
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What type of previous experience makes a good DBA? Is it necessary to have other experience? Steve Jones asks the question in today's Friday poll.
2009-10-23
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Steve Jones has attended a lot of conferences, including one recently in Austin. With the PASS Summit and SQL Connections coming up soon, he shares some reasons why a conference can be a great way to spend your training money.
2009-10-20
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A new feature is available on SQLServerCentral, and Steve Jones talks a little about how it fits in with your strategy here at the site. Visit ask.sqlservercentral.com and let us know what you think.
2009-10-19
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Feel like making a prediction this Friday? Steve Jones looks to the future with information workers and a knowledge economy. Answer this Friday poll and give us your guess about the future.
2009-10-16
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Is it hard for technology workers to ask for help? Or accept it? We seem to often be the type of people that want to solve problems and fix things on our own. Is that a problem? Steve Jones thinks that we should sometimes put aside our pride and get things done.
2009-10-15
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What great historical figures would make great DBAs? A guest editorial from Grant Fritchey examines the traits and characteristics we look for in this role and which famous people we might choose and why.
2009-10-14
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Would you want to work at Microsoft? Do you think Steve Jones does? Read a few thoughts from him on his experience with the software giant.
2009-10-13
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Are you a manager of one? Steve Jones say show this might be a good thing to be. You might improve your chances of landing the next job by showing your employer that you can be more productive.
2009-10-12
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Do you invest in your own career? Should you? Steve Jones asks the question in today's Friday poll.
2009-10-09
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Yesterday, July 27, 2026, Microsoft announced a new cybersecurity effort called Project Perception. Included...
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If you’ve wanted a SQL Server MCP server for your databases, it’s available. The...
Introducing azsql-migration-test, a small open-source CLI that validates your Azure SQL Database migrations against...
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