Will Terminators Be Required?
The use of terminators in T-SQL is incredibly inconsistent. Steve Jones thinks it will always be this way.
2018-08-06
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Editorial
Why Volunteering May be a Bad Idea for You
Recently, as I was doing some work for the upcoming PASS Summit, a question popped in my head: “Why am I doing this?” It reminded me of the time when I was young (and idealistic). I went to the leader of a non-profit group asked about making it my permanent vocation. The leader looked at […]
2018-07-30
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When someone asks you what you do for work, how do you answer?
In many ways job titles matter, just not when telling a stranger what you do for work.
2018-07-30
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Future Proofing an IT Career
Steve discusses the ways that you can ensure your IT career continues to move forward.
2018-07-23
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How much database normalization is enough?
Normalization is important for relational databases, but sometimes too much of a good thing can be bad.
2018-07-23
2,546 reads
The Challenge of Failure and of Being Unwired
About to embark on a vacation, Steve talks about the difficulty in letting go.
2018-07-20
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2018-07-19
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2018-07-18
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2018-07-17
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The Age of Multiple Databases
There are lots of databases to choose from. Steve discusses using more of them in your work.
2018-07-16
115 reads
Blogs
Don’t Fear the Technology
By Brian Kelley
The concern that a particular technology is going to destroy the world seems to...
Creating a Custom SQL Server Security Checklist Using the DoD STIG
The STIG is detailed, which is a good thing, but I found myself wanting...
Creating a Local Model Chatbot on Windows
By Steve Jones
After my session at VSLive last week, I had a few questions from the...
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Question of the Day
RegEx Functions III
If I run the REGEXP_LIKE() function, does it match values in a case-sensitive fashion, or a case-insensitive fashion by default.
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