Hunting and Gathering
A guest editorial from Rodney Landrum looks at how we get advice from others in the wild, wild world of the Internet.
2010-03-26
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Editorial
Burnout
What happens when you burnout? Would you recognize when it happens? A guest editorial from Andy Warren talks about some of the signs and what you can do.
2010-03-25
488 reads
Injecting Your Own Bias
Steve Jones talks about the controversy surrounding the PASS Survey and future Summit announcements. And about how we, as data professionals, might subtly bias clients.
2010-03-24
128 reads
The Missing Certification
You can earn an MCITPro or an MCM in your DBA career, but there's a world of difference between those two. Steve Jones agrees with Simon Sabin that we need something in between.
2010-03-23
502 reads
Rolling Back a Restore
Should rolling back a restore be an option for SQL Server? Steve Jones talks about the possibilities in today's editorial and where it might come in handy.
2010-03-22
170 reads
Double-Entry Bookkeeping for SQL Programmers
All defensive programmers should, in general, avoid unsupported techniques. However, there is a balance to be struck between adherence to 'best practice' approaches to SQL programming, and the need to get the job done. Perhaps certain critical code would benefit from use of the age-old practice of double entry bookkeeping?
2010-03-22
980 reads
Finding Training
This Friday's poll looks at training where Steve Jones asks how you might convince your boss to pay for training, or what advice you'd give to others.
2010-03-19
192 reads
Should We Lead or Follow?
Microsoft used to lead the way and teach us about their products. But it seems that perhaps the tide is turning and they are looking for us to lead them. Steve Jones has a few thoughts on the topic.
2010-03-18
83 reads
Security Regulations
There have been calls for governmental security regulations for IT. Is that a good thing? Steve Jones comments today.
2010-03-17
158 reads
Stop, Don't Panic
Your response in a crisis situation can be critical to how quickly you solve the issue. Steve Jones reminds you to stay calm in today's editorial.
2010-03-16
163 reads
Blogs
Using CAT for Testing of Data Agents
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Are you getting value from your reporting?
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Do you spend so long manipulating your data into something vaguely useful that you...
The Book of Redgate: SQL Server Central
By Steve Jones
It was neat to stumble on this in the book, a piece by me,...
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Creating JSON II
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