What is a Database Administrator today?
Today we have a guest editorial from Jim Youmans that asks "what does it mean to be a DBA today?"
2013-12-06
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Editorial
The Future of Auditing
Auditing is a weak point in SQL Server according to Steve Jones. He looks at a few of its flaws.
2016-12-22 (first published: 2013-12-05)
278 reads
Competition or Cooperation
Would you rather work with people, or compete with them? Steve Jones has comments on the Microsoft Stack Ranking system that seems to encourage the latter.
2013-12-04
148 reads
Data Preservation
Today Steve Jones talks about the challenges of preserving data across long periods of time, decades perhaps.
2016-12-26 (first published: 2013-12-03)
129 reads
Is Your Data Relational?
An RDBMS is a good fit for many database problems, perhaps as Steve Jones thinks, the best fit for most. However NoSQL systems have a place, we're just not sure where.
2013-12-02
224 reads
The Abstract DBA
Today we have a guest editorial from Andy Warren. Today Andy talks about his changing role as a DBA and how many tasks he doesn't need to handle anymore.
2013-11-29
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2013-11-28
95 reads
Visitor Parking
Today we have a guest editorial from Andy Warren. There are often issues with how we get along with each other at work. Andy asks how you might handle a tough decision over a simple problem.
2013-11-27
170 reads
Content in the Cloud
Steve Jones has some concerns over new options in SQL Server 2014 that might lead some customers to experiment in a way that causes them unexpected pain.
2013-11-25
72 reads
Core T-SQL
Steve Jones thinks there is a list of core skills that any database developer or DBA needs. This week he asks you for a list of those things you think should be included.
2017-11-03 (first published: 2013-11-22)
774 reads
Blogs
SQL Saturday Boston Slides and Code
By Steve Jones
Thanks to everyone who attended my sessions today at SQL Saturday Boston 2025. I’ve...
Scaling SQL Server 2025 Vector Search with Load-Balanced Ollama Embeddings
SQL Server 2025 introduces native support for vector data types and external AI models....
Advice I Like: Fear and Imagination
By Steve Jones
Fear is fueled by a lack of imagination. The antidote to fear is not...
Forums
How to Use SQL Server Features to Cut Web App Latency in Half
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Choosing an AI in Sept 2025
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The New SQL Server 2025 Data type
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The New SQL Server 2025 Data type
In SQL Server 2025, there is a new data type designed to support similarity search and machine learning applications for AI applications. What is this new data type?
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