First Episodes
Today we have a guest editorial from Andy Warren where he looks back at how things have changed.
2015-03-23
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Editorial
Common Mistakes
This week Steve Jones is wondering what the common mistakes that T-SQL developers make are.
2018-06-22 (first published: 2015-03-20)
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Microsoft and R
R is an interesting language and one that might become more important to data professionals in the future. Microsoft is also making an investment here.
2015-03-19
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2015-03-18
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2019-05-22 (first published: 2015-03-17)
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2015-03-16
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Computational Biologist
A job Steve Jones has never heard of is using data to improve medical treatments.
2015-03-16
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The Worst Comments
Comments in code can be tricky, but certainly some are better than others. What are your bad examples?
2019-06-05 (first published: 2015-03-13)
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Data Breach Danger
Is a data breach a danger to those identified in the data. A court says no, but Steve Jones wonders if this is a bad decision.
2018-11-09 (first published: 2015-03-12)
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Limitations of MongoDb
This article looks at two critical limitations suffered by MongoDb compared with SQL Server.
2015-03-10
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Blogs
SQL Server Security Hardening Guide Using the DoD STIG Checklist
Security on your SQL Server is important. That doesn’t need any explaining. But where...
EightKB 2026: Registration is Open!
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TRY_PARSE Limitations: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
I got a notification from a question I’d posted at SQL Server Central: Getting...
Forums
Are You Working More Hours?
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Stairway to Reliable Database Deployments Level 6 – Managing Changesets Over Time
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A Limited Startup
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Question of the Day
A Limited Startup
I add this parameter to SQL Server 2025 in the Configuration Manager:
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