Always Canary
One way to make deployments smoother is to use a second system, but that's a challenge for databases, as Steve Jones notes.
2018-07-24 (first published: 2014-12-03)
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Editorial
The Value of Code
What's the value of code to your organization? Steve Jones thinks it's much larger than many people believe.
2014-12-02
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Your Best Work
Interviewing people is hard to do well. Steve Jones talks about a technique that might help you better choose good employees for your organization.
2014-12-01
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Facebooking Up to Your Social Responsibilities
Phil Factor argues that as terrorists and criminals exploit the new opportunities that open up as technology develops, technologists must work with Governments to ensure thoughtful custodianship of data, and sensitivity towards legitimate privacy.
2014-12-01
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2014-11-24
161 reads
How Often Does Production Drift?
Database drift is the difference between two database schemas. Today Steve Jones discusses the concept and wonders how often it happens.
2014-11-24
139 reads
Real World T-SQL Tricks
This week Steve Jones wonders if you're taking advantage of the changes in the T-SQL language.
2014-11-21
712 reads
Achievement Unlocked: Balance 0
Steve Jones completed a task this year that he's rarely completed in the past.
2014-11-20
110 reads
The SQL Server Container
There's an interesting idea that exists for lightweight, application separation on a host that's different from virtualization. It's Docker, and Steve Jones talks about it today.
2014-11-19
258 reads
MY Data
As we gather more and more data about individuals, not only does security become an issue, but also the morality of using the data.
2019-01-08 (first published: 2014-11-18)
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Blogs
What’s New at AWS re:Invent 2025 – Day 1 Highlights
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Why is shrinking IT budgets a good thing?
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Question of the Day
A New Operator
In SQL Server 2025, what does this code return?
SELECT '1' || '0'See possible answers