Back to the Future
Steve Jones asks this Friday if there is anything you wish you might have done differently.
2009-06-12
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Editorial
Who's At Fault
Who do you blame when software fails? Hopefully you don't hire a lawyer before you do. Steve Jones talks about liability and software.
2009-06-11
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Mining for Quitters
Google is trying to figure out who might quit the company, using their own custom application. Steve Jones thinks this is a great idea and wishes more companies would do it.
2013-12-30 (first published: 2009-06-10)
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Support Your Local SQL Server User’s Group
Are user groups dying out in the age of the Internet? It seemed that way for awhile, but Brad McGehee gives some reasons why you should think about attending a meeting.
2009-06-09
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Software Giants
Microsoft is the largest software company in the world. What does this mean for SQL Server? Steve Jones thinks it's good.
2009-06-08
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CLR Triggers in SQL Servers
Do CLR triggers really represent the most popular usage of CLR in enterprise SQL Servers? Phil Factor wants to know if this is the case, and if so, what on earth are they doing?
2009-06-08
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Shaking the Money Tree
Are developers or administrators worth more? Is it easier to get funding for one group or the other? Steve Jones asks the question in today's poll.
2009-06-05
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Syncing Releases
Is the future for product releases and upgrades, to be synchronized with point releases? Steve Jones relishes the possibility.
2009-06-04
131 reads
The Problem Is You
Why doesn't SQL Server just run smoothly after it's installed? Steve Jones thinks the problem is you.
2009-06-03
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Intruding into Dummy Websites
Phil Factor muses on security, bayonets, and databases, and somehow manages to pull it all together in this editorial.
2009-06-02
203 reads
Blogs
Why your data still can’t answer a simple question
Every organization I talk to has the same problem dressed up in different clothes....
T-SQL Tuesday #197 Invitation – An impactful session or two from a conference
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Did You Really Name That Default?
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Ten years (and a couple jobs) ago, I wrote about naming default constraints to...
Forums
The day-to-day pressures of a DBA team, and how we can work smarter with automation and AI
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The Problem Isn't Always Your Query or Schema... Sometimes It's Hidden Assumptions
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Identity Defaults
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Question of the Day
Identity Defaults
What happens when I run this code?
CREATE TABLE dbo.IdentityTest
(
id int IDENTITY(10) PRIMARY KEY,
somevalue VARCHAR(20)
)
GO
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