Data Security Policies
Does your organization have policies around data security? Perhaps they should, or perhaps you should ask for some to be created and education available for users.
2017-12-21 (first published: 2014-04-07)
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Editorial
Short Stroking and Performance
Disk performance can make a difference to your SQL Server instance. Steve Jones discusses a few things this week.
2014-04-07
165 reads
Team Reputation
The way that various departments might view a team of technology employees can affect how we interact. Andy Warren remembers a few situations and notes it's always more fun to join a team with a good reputation.
2014-04-04
164 reads
The Internet of Things
Today Steve Jones notes that the explosion of cheap hardware and electronics might be good for data professionals.
2014-04-03
133 reads
2014-04-02
1,063 reads
Telepresence
Today Steve Jones notes that an advance in technology will help change the way he works.
2014-04-01
107 reads
IT Skills Shortage? No, Just Looking in the wrong place
In which Phil ruminates on the ridiculous idea that we in the West suffer from an IT skills shortage. In truth we have a very blinkered idea of the sort of person who would succeed in an IT Development role
2014-03-31
218 reads
X in Technology
Steve Jones talks about the women in technology, and other efforts to help minorities.
2014-03-31
132 reads
The Perfect Environment
All our environments for SQL Server are different, but Andy Warren wonders if each of us might have a "perfect environment." Would things be standardized to make administration consistent? Or perhaps flexible to allow each instance to be tailored to its own needs.
2014-03-28
168 reads
Getting Fired
When should a DBA get fired? Steve Jones thinks it should be rare and gives you two cases.
2025-10-06 (first published: 2014-03-27)
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Blogs
Git forked
Forgive me for the title. Mentally I’m 12. When I started my current day...
Setting FK Constraints in Data Modeler
By Steve Jones
One of the things a customer asked recently about Redgate Data Modeler was how...
Webinar: Navigating the Database Landscape in 2026
By Steve Jones
For a number of years, we’ve produced the State of the Database Landscape report,...
Forums
Purpose of the Rice Purity Test
The main purpose of the Rice Purity Test is entertainment and self reflection. Many...
Expanding into Print
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Downtime Caused by the Postgres Transaction ID Wraparound Problem
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Downtime Caused by the Postgres...
Question of the Day
The String Distance I
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('Steve', 'Stan')
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