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
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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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Steve Jones notes that security can be a reason to upgrade your systems, but it can also result in an endless cycle.
2014-03-26
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Schemas may be largely irrelevant to small databases, where it is no trouble to assign permissions to individual objects, but they are vital for a hard working corporate database that is being actively developed and used by several applications, with thousands of objects that must be assigned the correct permission.
2014-03-24
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This Friday Steve Jones wants you to look back and cringe a bit. Share with the rest of the community what a bad day was for you and see if it was really as bad as you think.
2018-02-02 (first published: 2014-03-21)
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Much of the data collected by companies is being sold for profit. This data isn't treated well and while not much may change, perhaps we should be aware of how we handle data as professionals.
2014-03-20
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2014-03-19
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2017-12-19 (first published: 2014-03-18)
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Many people have been unsure of cloud computing and what it means for your particular application. Steve Jones notes there's a great new demo that can help you get started exploring the Azure offerings.
2014-03-17
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How many passwords do you have? Steve Jones has a lot and while he notes there are some new ways for us to authorize ourselves for servers, they aren't necessarily making things more secure or less complex.
2014-03-17
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How I used AI for this postChatGPT to generate images based on info specifically...
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A few months ago I started using Deepstash. Deepstash breaks books into the key...
By Brian Kelley
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