Can Users Be Trusted?
Can we trust users to make good decisions about what to install on their devices? Steve Jones says that the Apple iPhone model has some good advantages and it might work well for SQL Server as well.
2009-12-22
109 reads
Editorial
A Fundamental Security Mistake
Steve Jones thinks Microsoft is making a fundamental security mistake in the way they build features for the various editions of SQL Server. Read today's editorial and see if you agree.
2014-11-03 (first published: 2009-12-21)
443 reads
Defining a Database
What is a database exactly? Steve Jones wonders if we should define it differently after viewing a list of some of the largest databases in the world, many of which might not equate to what a DBA or developer would consider a "database."
2009-12-18
171 reads
Architecture Principles
Steve Jones asks today if you have any architectural principles at your job that you use to build software. Having a set of guidelines is a great way to build better software and having your own set of principles will help you to build better software as well.
2009-12-17
270 reads
How can we standardize SQL Server Data Deployments?
Some change requests, such as deploying a new stored procedure or trigger, are relatively easy to manage whereas others, such as data deployments, tend to thwart all attempts at standardization. And yet, there must be a way, and Rodney Landrum believes that DBA-developer co-operation lies at the heart of it.
2009-12-16
310 reads
Keep Your Purpose in Mind
A well run company will help you keep your purpose at work in mind. However many companies don't do a good job here and Steve Jones laments the lack of leadership in many companies.
2009-12-15
105 reads
PowerPivot
A new direction in BI, with a new flagship interface for Business Intelligence from Microsoft. Steve Jones talks a little about the back story he heard from Microsoft.
2009-12-14
447 reads
Coincidence or Causality
Steve Jones looks at query optimization, and based on some blogging from Microsoft, the level of impact that you can have on a system.
2009-12-14
107 reads
What's in your CLR?
For today's Friday poll we have a guest editorial from Jeff Moden. The head of the anti-RBAR alliance has spent a lot of time trying to help others write better T-SQL and solve their problems with code that performs well. However this Friday Jeff asks about the CLR and how you are using it, or not using it, in the real world.
2017-08-11 (first published: 2009-12-11)
764 reads
Get Out of Your Comfort Zone!
A guest editorial from Andy Warren today looks to inspire you with a few thoughts about how you might force yourself to grow a little next year.
2009-12-10
124 reads
Blogs
A New Word: Gnossienne
By Steve Jones
gnossienne– n. the awareness that someone you’ve known for years still has a private...
Exploring DiskANN: Part I: Understanding the Algorithm before the disk
How I used AI for this postChatGPT to generate images based on info specifically...
Learning Tool – Deepstash
By Brian Kelley
A few months ago I started using Deepstash. Deepstash breaks books into the key...
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