Database Queries and Scalability
Does the database limit the scale of your application? Without a doubt, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't use an RDBMS.
2013-10-21
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Editorial
Grow Your Family
This Friday Steve Jones asks you to network at your next event and meet more people in the amazing SQL Server community.
2013-10-18
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Open Arms
Steve Jones looks back at a networking event this week in Charlotte. Networking is valuable to your career and it can be a tremendous amount of fun as well.
2013-10-17
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Four Years Later
Are we thinking cloud first for database servers? Steve Jones reflects on predictions made four years ago and thinks about how the world has changed for the cloud.
2013-10-16
144 reads
The Case of the Lost Card
Protecting our physical systems usually involves some type of security at the office. For many of this, we have some type of key card system. Andy Warren asks today how you handle things and does it work well.
2013-10-14
144 reads
The 2013 SQL in the City Tour
Steve Jones starts the 2013 SQL in the City tour today. At least for him. He's on an airplane in order to be ready for the first US event tomorrow.
2013-10-08
154 reads
IT Security
A recent survey says IT security is a major concern for many businesses. Steve Jones wonders why they don't make more of an effort to implement better security in their applications and processes.
2013-10-07
147 reads
The Ratio
How many developers does it take to overwhelm a DBA? It's an interesting question, and this week Steve Jones asks how many you actually support.
2013-10-04
170 reads
Hybrid Databases
We are getting more and more types of data that we have to manage and store in our databases. Steve Jones notes that SQL Server can handle almost all your needs.
2013-09-30
209 reads
Competence trumps a good cultural fit
Phil Factor reflects on how the people who made the industry great, in the past, were often eccentric, rebellious, odd, truculent, but all blessed with the gift of creating wonderful software. Today, such people would struggle to get pass the first interview.
2013-09-30
210 reads
Blogs
Query Intelligence in SQL Server 2025: What Developers Need to Know
By Chris Yates
When Microsoft announced SQL Server 2025, I was curious about what would truly change...
Finding and Killing Blockers with Redgate AI Tech
By Steve Jones
Redgate has a research arm, called the Foundry, that has been experimenting with AIs...
Back at Small Data SF in 2025
By Steve Jones
Today I’m in San Francisco at Small Data SF 2025. I went to the...
Forums
Large posts full of code not allowed anymore?
Several times now, I've seen a post asking for a solution. I've replied, and...
Data > Hype
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Create and Read the Analysis Services Flight Recorder
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Question of the Day
Slipstream parameters
What parameters are needed to enable a slipstream installation for setup.exe (SQL Server setup)?
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