Finding Problem Code
This week Steve Jones has a poll on performance tuning code. Since many people aren't experts, the answers this week might help them learn where to focus their efforts.
2015-05-01
232 reads
Editorial
Is It Time to Upgrade?
Today Steve Jones looks at the reasons for upgrading, or not, from SQL Server 2005.
2015-04-30
215 reads
2019-07-12 (first published: 2015-04-28)
382 reads
Microsoft Exercise
We have got a deal for you, Microsoft is concerned about the health of your company and is doing something about it.
2019-06-07 (first published: 2015-04-27)
1,109 reads
Email In The Bathroom: Not A Universal Good
Here are some fine, affordable products to completely destroy your work-life balance.
2015-04-27
171 reads
Code Reviews
This week Steve Jones asks about a concept that he used early in his career: code reviews. It's a good practice, but it seems as though it's fallen out of favor with many developers.
2018-12-14 (first published: 2015-04-24)
248 reads
Your Role Is Changing
The DBA role is changing with the growth of DevOps as a way to better build software in an organization.
2015-04-23
238 reads
Security Through Chaos
A company Steve Jones knows uses a diverse network infrastructure to help provide security.
2015-04-22
117 reads
Would a Duress Password be a Good Idea?
Today we have a guest editorial from Andy Warren. Should we adopt a duress password, just in case we find ourselves in a movie situation while at work?
2019-09-26 (first published: 2015-04-21)
502 reads
Embrace Stored Procedures
Developers working with SQL Server should learn to embrace stored procedures. They really, really do work well.
2018-11-01 (first published: 2015-04-20)
571 reads
Blogs
New article – migrating from a named instance
By Brian Kelley
Do you have a case where you have a named instance you'd like to...
Cleaning Up My Blog's SEO and AEO with Claude in GitHub Copilot
I’ve been running this blog on Hugo for a long time, and like most...
Using the SIGN() Function: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
I was trolling the docs and noticed the SIGN() function. I have never written...
Forums
Admin Rights for Everyone
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Kerberos Authentication for Aurora PostgreSQL: Mapping AD Groups to Database Roles
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RegEx Functions I
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Question of the Day
RegEx Functions I
Which of these RegEx functions need compatibility level 170 in SQL Server 2025?
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