No R2
The next version of SQL Server was announced last week and Steve Jones is pleased with the name.
2013-06-10
312 reads
Editorial
When Windows don’t provide illumination
Microsoft through its various GUIs tries hard to "protect" users from SQL, but Phil Factor argues that we don't need protection from code. We just need a better way to "document" the syntax.
2013-06-10
155 reads
The Decision to Fail
When a disaster occurs, the response from your organization isn't always pre-determined. There are times when you might not want to failover to secondary systems, especially if you don't expect the disaster to last long. How do you decide when to fail over?
2013-06-07
127 reads
Quickly Copy Data
Moving data around can be a challenge as the sizes of our databases grow. Steve Jones talks about some of the challenges and some creative ways you might consider moving data.
2013-06-06
301 reads
Fear Fear
Do you let your fear drive you in how you work with technology? Steve Jones thinks you should be cautious, but not paralyzed.
2013-06-05
146 reads
2013-06-04
165 reads
How Do We Learn?
With a huge increase in the number of online learning frameworks, Dave Convery wonders how comfortable people are with this new way of polishing their skills.
2013-06-03
233 reads
Relying on Algorithms
Today Steve Jones looks at the way software affects the world and how we might be worried about how things might change in the future.
2013-06-03
130 reads
The Bicentennial
Tomorrow is the bicentennial SQL Saturday event. SQL Saturday #200 takes place in Philadelphia, and Steve Jones has some thoughts as he travels to the City of Brotherly Love.
2013-05-31
82 reads
The Speed of Azure
There isn't a lot of acceptance of Azure from DBAs. Steve Jones talks about some of the advantages of Azure and thinks that we should be working to ensure that our internal systems respond at the same speed as people can get from Azure.
2013-05-30
180 reads
Blogs
Car Update September 2026
By Steve Jones
Software is hard. While I love our Lucid Gravity, I realize that they are...
Microsoft Tools for Making Data AI-Ready
By James Serra
Making Data AI-Ready, Part 2 (This is the second article in a three-part series...
Local Models Using GPUs with Ollama
By Steve Jones
Can you use your GPUs when running a local model under Ollama? You can,...
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