Under Appreciated Features
This Friday we have a guest editorial from Andy Warren that asks about those features in SQL Serve that you find very useful, but perhaps aren't as well known.
2010-12-17
596 reads
Editorial
Hyper-V Guests
To what extent should a hypervisor company support other software? Will this have implications for cloud computing, or services used in software? Steve Jones comments.
2010-12-16
79 reads
We Are Not a Meritocracy
Today Steve Jones reminds us that talent and technical skills are not necessarily enough to advance your career and that you ought to remember to work on other types of skills that you may want to improve.
2010-12-15
217 reads
The Low End
Today Steve Jones talks about those products we consider "low-end." Products like Access or VB. Are they a problem for us?
2010-12-14
179 reads
iPads for Christmas
A contest from Red Gate and Steve Jones could get you a copy of SQL Monitor and an iPad for Christmas. Steve Jones talks about how you can enter, and perhaps win an iPad for yourself this holiday season.
2010-12-13
1,774 reads
How Do You Work When You are Not at Work?
Things have evolved since the days of essential pagers and landline connections. Or have they? Brad ponders how the nature of remote working is evolving, and invites you help others learn from your experiences.
2010-12-13
167 reads
Shrinking Databases
One piece of advice that is often given to new SQL Server administrators is not to shrink their databases. But they seem to do it often enough anyway. For this Friday's poll, Steve Jones asks if we should do away with shrink.
2010-12-10
985 reads
Certified Private Clouds
Microsoft is working to certify vendors to build private clouds, which Steve Jones thinks is a great idea.
2010-12-09
173 reads
Costing Cool Projects
Can you accurately determine the cost or benefit of a new, cool project up front? Steve Jones thinks not, but coming up with new projects can be a way to set yourself apart from others.
2010-12-08
115 reads
Elections
Steve Jones found a very fascinating way that might keep elections more secure, verifiable, and also more open.
2010-12-07
107 reads
Blogs
The end of an era – why I chose not to renew my MVP
By DataOnWheels
Two years ago, two things happened within a few days of each other. I...
PowerShell Strikes Back: A New Script
By gbargsley
This is it. The final chapter of PowerShell Strikes Back. Over the past four...
Claude Desktop
By Arun Sirpal
Claude is more than a chat window. The desktop experience includes structured workspaces, generated...
Forums
Unraveling the Mysteries of the Ephemeral Model: The Fabric Modern Data Platform
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QUOTENAME Behavior
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QUOTENAME Behavior
I use QUOTENAME() like this in code?
DECLARE @s VARCHAR(20) = 'Steve Jones' SELECT QUOTENAME(@s, '>')What is returned? See possible answers