Vendor Selection
Today's editorial was originally published on Apr 29, 2007. It is being re-run as Steve is at SQL Server Connections. Today Steve Jones talks about purchasing software.
2012-03-27
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Editorial
Make Meetings Fun
Today we have a guest editorial from Andy Warren as Steve Jones is at SQL Server Connections. Today Andy talks about how we can make those dreaded daily events, meetings, better.
2012-03-26
156 reads
The Clonesome Database
You need a quiet couple of hours poking about with DMVs, and checking execution plans to get to the bottom of the a query issue, but you can't make a copy the production database either. It's too big, and the data is private....
2012-03-26
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The Maintenance Poll
This Friday Steve Jones asks about maintenance. Do you have regular windows? Flex time? Or is maintenance just added on whenever it is needed and added onto your work week.
2012-03-23
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A Personality Test
Today we have a guest editorial from Andy Warren as Steve Jones is on vacation. Today Andy talks about personality tests and what they might tell you about yourself.
2012-03-22
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Data Growth
Today Steve Jones talks about the pace of data growth looking to outpace the IT budget changes. As data professionals, we need to learn to do more with less.
2012-03-21
220 reads
Attracting Talent
How can a company attract talent? First, be a good company to work for, and then be real.
2012-03-20
190 reads
Tabs or Spaces
Today Steve Jones talks about one of the classic software developer debates. When formatting code, how should you do it?
2012-03-19
432 reads
Disconnected database development: solving a problem that needn't exist
A disconnected model is only really needed in the absence of a properly-defined database interface. We, as developers, create a rod for our own backs by insisting on treating a database in a way we wouldn't treat an object, let alone an assembly or namespace.
2012-03-19
135 reads
Waiting for SP1
This Friday Steve Jones wants to ask a poll about SQL Server 2012. Do you think it's ready for your production servers?
2012-03-16
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Blogs
Monday Monitor Tips: ServiceNow Integration
By Steve Jones
Earlier this year I visited a customer that was using the Redgate Monitor webhook...
Inspecting TSQL Abstract Syntax Trees
By Zikato
TSQL ScriptDOM is a useful library for parsing scripts into an abstract syntax tree....
Becoming a creator, my website experience
By DataOnWheels
Over the past few months, I have debated starting a new blog to discuss...
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Question of the Day
The New Database CheckDB
I run this code:
create database experiment
go
use Experiment
go
select DATABASEPROPERTYEX('Experiment', 'LastGoodCheckDbTime')
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