Are you looking to Hadoop?
Hadoop is an interesting new software project in the Linux world that deals with large data sets. Steve Jones wonders if anyone in the SQL Server world has started working with it.
2009-10-08
825 reads
Editorial - WMV
Motivating the Team
It's easy to get excited if you work at a startup, or a software company. But for corporate workers that toil in IT departments all around the world, how do you keep them motivated? Steve Jones has a few thoughts about simple things that make workers feel better about their jobs.
2009-10-07
471 reads
Support The Boss
Providing support for your manager or boss in getting his or her job is a good thing. Steve Jones comments on what benefits you might get and why this could enhance your career.
2009-10-05
646 reads
Generation X
Steve Jones is a part of Generation X, who surprisingly seems to be more Web 2.0 oriented than Generation Y.
2009-09-30
115 reads
Security Focus
Are IT administrators focusing on the wrong attacks when securing their systems? Should we as DBAs and developers care? Steve Jones argues that we want to be aware of these issues.
2009-09-29
557 reads
Your Point of View
The way that you view the world is often different that the way others might. It can be helpful to remember that when you are trying to work with others, or even critique their work. Steve Jones talks about the need to remember that as you progress in your career.
2009-09-28
104 reads
Check Yourself
Can you trust the information you get online? There are lots of people that think so, and that's been one of the huge benefits of a highly connected world. Most of us ask questions and get help from others around the world using various forums. This Friday Steve Jones asks you about the help you get online.
2009-09-25
442 reads
Mistake or #Fail
When things aren't done well or set up properly in your systems, is it a mistake or a failure? Steve Jones talks about the need for those working with technology to be sure that they are taking responsibility for being educated about how to do things.
2009-09-23
119 reads
Is Networking Important?
There's a networking seminar at the PASS Summit, and with the explosion of social networking sites, lots of technology workers have been thinking about how to better network for their career. Today Steve Joens talks about why it's a good idea to build up your networking skills.
2009-09-22
748 reads
Lockdown or Let Them Free
Do we take security too far? Are we creating unnecessary rules for those that need to use the resources we support? Steve Jones talks today about security and how we might want to approach it when handling rights for developers.
2009-09-21
520 reads
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The String Distance I
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('tim', 'tom')
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