Two Plugs Away
The culture and practices at Valve are interesting to Steve Jones, but the desks really caught his eye.
2013-03-06
175 reads
Editorial
Data We Don't Want
There's potentially an exploit that can download lots of data to a machine. This shouldn't be a concern for servers, but you never know.
2013-03-05
212 reads
Data Loss
A new study shows potential corruption issues with solid state drives when power is cut under a load. That can have implications for data professionals as more databases incorporate SSD storage.
2013-03-04
158 reads
Why SQL Server?
This Friday Steve Jones asks you how you got started working with SQL Server in your career? Let us know how you got started and why you stuck with it.
2013-03-01
283 reads
More Evolution, More Complexity
As SQL Server advances and evolves, Steve Jones thinks it gets more complex, not necessarily easier to administer.
2013-02-28
130 reads
The Microsoft Sideshow
Microsoft hasn't performed well on the stock market across the last decade, but the company has changed. There are cries that the business has been mismanaged and today Steve Jones has a few comments.
2013-02-27
177 reads
Look Beyond the First Result
As computer systems become more complex and dynamic, it's possible that the results we see might not be what we expect. Steve Jones talks about a situation with Orbitz.
2013-02-26
140 reads
The Dark Side
Steve Jones talks a little about Oracle after speaking at an event devoted to that technology.
2013-02-25
217 reads
Deploying Databases to the Azure Cloud: an extended plea
Is there a sound technical reason why SQL Azure can't support extended properties?
2013-02-25
206 reads
Early Software
This week Steve Jones reminisces about the first software he used. He asks you what inspired you to start working with computers.
2013-02-22
124 reads
Blogs
Fighting Procrastination?
By Brian Kelley
Here is another short video (~ 15 minutes). This is by the author of...
A Fun Prize at the PASS Data Community Summit
By Steve Jones
I had a briefing for the 2026 PASS Data Community Summit, which is just...
How to Measure AI Value: A 6-Branch AI Maturity Model for Use Cases and Agents
Your AI is busy. But do you know what it's worth? Most companies can...
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