This Can't Happen
A bug reported on Connect has Steve Jones worried. This one could be a big deal in some situations that are concerned about comprehensive auditing.
2010-05-04
150 reads
Editorial
The Cost of Data Loss
The cost of data loss is higher in the US than other countries. That's good and bad for DBAs.
2010-05-03
184 reads
Leadership
Steve Jones talks about the need for leadership and what managers should be looking to achieve in their efforts.
2010-05-03
172 reads
Would You Like a Stay Interview?
For this Friday poll, Steve Jones talks about an interesting concept. The "stay interview."
2010-04-30
392 reads
Man in the MIddle
Are you worried about man in the middle attacks on your database server? If you run Oracle you should be, but SQL Server DBAs should not assume they are safe. Adding communication encryption can be a good idea for SQL Server DBAs.
2010-04-29
302 reads
Regular Service
Steve Jones feels that we ought to get regular service packs from Microsoft to support SQL Server. Not everyone agrees. Do you?
2010-04-28
112 reads
Concrete Code
When building a new database or system, are you designing concrete code? Should you be? Steve Jones comments on matching your needs with your architecture.
2010-04-27
217 reads
Minimal Meetings
Too many meetings happen in software teams. Steve Jones says that when scheduling meeting, you should be aware of the cost, and only include those people that need to be there.
2014-11-27 (first published: 2010-04-26)
223 reads
Financial Data in the Cloud?
Phil Factor believes that there will have to be further compromises between the pioneers of The Cloud and the regulators, before companies feel safe in entrusting their financial data to such an abstract service, seemingly 'remote from sand and iron'.
2010-04-26
367 reads
Spring Cleaning
For a Friday poll this week, Steve Jones is looking at those spring cleaning or annual maintenance activities that you might perform on your systems.
2010-04-23
158 reads
Blogs
Microsoft Tools for Making Data AI-Ready
By James Serra
Making Data AI-Ready, Part 2 (This is the second article in a three-part series...
Local Models Using GPUs with Ollama
By Steve Jones
Can you use your GPUs when running a local model under Ollama? You can,...
Don’t Fear the Technology
By Brian Kelley
The concern that a particular technology is going to destroy the world seems to...
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