A SQL Server Issue? (Database Weekly May 11, 2009)
The problems with Windows 7 downloads were blamed on SQL Server. Steve Jones thinks this was a huge mistake.
2009-05-11
125 reads
Editorial
Checking Up on Developers
This Friday Steve Jones has a poll about developers. Help compile a good list of common mistakes made in SQL Server.
2013-11-26 (first published: 2009-05-08)
511 reads
Protect and Monitor
How do you protect and monitor your databases? Auditing is one way, but Steve Jones thinks this subsystem in SQL Server needs to mature.
2009-05-07
323 reads
Flash
Flash. Flash Gordon. There have been a few "Flash"es in Steve Jones career, and the newest one looks interesting.
2009-05-06
141 reads
Do You Need an IT or CS Degree to be a Successful DBA?
MVP Brad McGehee explores the education of the typical DBA and what they have studied in the past.
2009-05-05
282 reads
Mining for Experts
How do you determine who is an expert in a field? Or if they are willing to answer questions for others? A new system that should do just that intrigues Steve Jones.
2009-05-04
147 reads
The Next Frontier of Performance Troubleshooting
The number of tools for troubleshooting SQL Server performance problems has recently expanded at a dizzying rate. Is the latest one any reason to get excited?
2009-05-04
584 reads
Physical File Defragmentation
A guest editorial by Brad McGehee talks about physical fragmentation and asks if you are concerned about it on your servers.
2009-05-01
551 reads
Mistakes in April
Steve Jones has a blooper reel for today that shows some of the things that happen when shooting a daily podcast.
2009-04-30
121 reads
Secure Storage
How do you keep the passwords and keys for encrypted data safe? Steve Jones comments on the challenges of working with keys and passwords.
2009-04-29
122 reads
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