DBAs Need to Learn to Develop
SQL Server is growing as a platform and Steve Jones says that DBAs need to learn development skills.
2016-12-13 (first published: 2014-01-07)
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Editorial
Budget for Training
Work on your professional development plan in 2014. Steve Jones has a little advice for you.
2014-01-06
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Breaking Down Barriers
Steve Jones requests today that DBAs learn to work with developers and make us all more efficient. He asks for your ideas about how we might go about doing this.
2014-01-03
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2014-01-02
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2014-01-01
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2013 in Review
Steve Jones looks back at 2013, starting with his predictions on Jan 1 and looking at how data and SQL Server impacted our community.
2013-12-31
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Memories of 2013
It's the last Friday of 2013 and Steve Jones asks you to look back at the year. What stands out in your mind that relates to SQL Server.
2013-12-27
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It's not the platform
Steve Jones doesn't think that it matters which platform you choose. It's more about the people you have.
2013-12-26
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2013-12-25
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Terrifyingly Accurate Technology Predictions for 2014
The end of a year is a time for reflection, but it’s also a time for running full-pelt at the new year with some ill-thought-out predictions under ones belt. It’s with this in mind that I fire up my 100%-accurate Criswell-Brand crystal ball, and peer into next year’s world of technology.
2013-12-23
170 reads
Blogs
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The Large Encoded Value
I want to use the new BASE64_ENCODE() function in SQL Server 2025, but return a string that isn't large type. What is the longest varbinary string I can pass in and still get a varchar(8000) returned?
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