Test Before Deciding
How do you decide what improvements to make to your SQL Server? Or what settings to turn off? Having hard and fast rules isn't a great idea, and Steve Jones talks about why.
2011-03-21
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Editorial
Looking at SOX
This Friday Steve Jones asks what impact the Sarbanes-Oxley act has had on your job. After nearly a decade since the act was passed, is it intrusive in the workplace or just another part of your job.
2011-03-18
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Implicit and Explicit Conversions
Code that depends on implicit conversions can live for years in production without issue. However Steve Jones says that you shouldn't depend on these conversions
2011-03-17
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The Business
How is your IT relationship with "the business"? Andy Warren asks today if there is a real client relationship between the implementers of technology and the consumers.
2011-03-16
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A SQL Conference In The Sun
SQL Connections, part of Dev Connections, is coming in a few weeks. Now is the time to register and get the chance to learn in a sunny location.
2011-03-15
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NoSQL is Not the Answer
NoSQL solves some problems in the database world, but not all of them. It's also not an evolution of the relational database, but as Steve Jones notes, it has some features we might see in SQL Server.
2011-03-14
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Serialising tabular and relational data.
Guest editorial by Phil who bemoans the difficulty of transferring tabular data by file between differing databases, spreadsheets and analysis tools.
2011-03-14
180 reads
Max Memory
This Friday Steve Jones asks for who's got the best bragging rights. Let us know this Friday just much RAM is a lot.
2011-03-11
322 reads
DBA Concerns
A survey of Oracle DBAs shows them having a number of security concerns. Steve Jones thinks that a survey of SQL Server DBAs would be similar.
2011-03-10
276 reads
Quality Over Timing
Is quality job one for software companies? Steve Jones asks what you think and comments on why quality might not be as high as we would like.
2011-03-09
162 reads
Blogs
T-SQL Tuesday #192: SQL Server 2025 Backup Changes
By Steve Jones
I hosted this month, but I decided to put my own entry in as...
Why Databases Still Fascinate Me
By Chris Yates
I get asked a lot about why or how I began working with databases...
Monday Monitor Tips: ServiceNow Integration
By Steve Jones
Earlier this year I visited a customer that was using the Redgate Monitor webhook...
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Identify a Slipstream Installation
I get a new SQL Server instance from my build team. How can I tell if the instance was installed using a slipstream installation later?
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