How Often Do I Backup my Log?
Do you know how often to back up your SQL Server transaction log? Steve Jones has a few thoughts today and notes that you definitely need to know how to restore the log backups.
2014-02-12
543 reads
Editorial
The Data Platform Vision
Microsoft published a vision for their data platform and SQL Server recently. Steve Jones has a few thoughts on what this means for you. Hint: it's cloudy.
2014-02-11
130 reads
Performance Tuning Through Panic
We've all been there, trying to improve performance in a panic situation and not making things better.
2014-02-10
383 reads
Top Talent Leaves
Why do employees leave their companies? There are a variety of reasons, but when your most talented people leave, that's a concern. Steve Jones comments on what we might do about this.
2017-10-19 (first published: 2014-02-10)
388 reads
Oddball Interview Questions
Today we have a guest editorial from Andy Warren. He talks about strange questions in interviews and whether they help you assess the candidate.
2014-02-07
382 reads
The Cloud
Steve Jones likes the Cloud and gives a few reasons why. He also thinks we'll see more data in the cloud over time.
2014-02-06
193 reads
2014-02-05
657 reads
Zombie Data
Old data can come back to haunt you. Steve Jones talks about potential problems when data comes back to life.
2014-02-04
162 reads
Big Data Comes to Hiring
Big Data is being used to analyze more and more data to produce better decisions. However that doesn't always work as people might expect. Steve Jones talks about some of the issues with using Big Data in hiring.
2014-02-03
176 reads
Adding to SQL Server
This week Steve Jones wonders what you might want to add to SQL Server. With SQL Server 2016 likely in the early planning stages, where would you want to see the development effort focused.
2014-01-31
236 reads
Blogs
The fundamental requirements of a reporting system
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There are some fundamental boxes that your reporting system must tick. ✅ The figures...
Seeing the Bigger Picture: How A Monitoring Tool Changed My Approach to Estate Management
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A New Word: Foilsick
By Steve Jones
foilsick – adj. feeling ashamed after revealing a little too much of yourself to...
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The Last Good DBCC Run
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