Beyond Automation
Are there some things that are beyond automation in your company? Steve Jones comments on the difficulty of changing things with automation in some cases.
2010-08-19
277 reads
Editorial
Penalties
Terry Childs gets sentenced for refusing to turn over passwords to his boss. Steve Jones reminds us that we work for someone and that we have to remember that when taking a stand.
2010-08-18
292 reads
Keeping Engaged
How can you better keep employees engaged in your company? Keep them happy and hopefully retain them for a long time? Steve Jones has some comments today.
2010-08-17
159 reads
Turn a Bad Job into a Good Experience
Today we have a guest editorial from Tim Mitchell that tells you how to turn a bad job into something more.
2010-08-16
375 reads
A Server is Not a Machine
With cloud computing use growing, and SQL Server Azure becoming more popular, Steve Jones wishes this would become a product that the rest of us could deploy.
2010-08-16
159 reads
The Value of Blogging
Today we have a guest editorial from Andy Warren that talks about the value of blogging.
2010-08-13
135 reads
Failed IT Projects
A new theory of why some IT projects fail has Steve Jones intrigued, however he thinks we can do better, and not just with better developers.
2010-08-12
318 reads
The Bottom Line
A good employee should try to affect the bottom line in their company, striving to make a difference. Steve Jones passes on some advice on how to do that today.
2010-08-11
168 reads
Fooling SQL Server
Today Steve Jones looks at the new release of restore technology from Red Gate software that allows you to "fool" SQL Server.
2010-08-10
466 reads
(Un)Common Speed Phreakery
Is there such a thing as too much attention to the performance of SQL? It isn’t only a question of time and inclination, but also of the resilience and flexibility of the code.
2010-08-09
158 reads
Blogs
SQL Server 2025 RegEx and AI
By Steve Jones
One of the language changes in SQL Server 2025 that I’ve seen a lot...
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...
Forums
Columnstore index question
Hi experts, I’ve been going through several articles and videos about Columnstore indexes, but...
Transactional Replication
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Member was not found in the cube when the string
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Identify a Slipstream Installation
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