Being More Productive
This Friday's poll looks at your productivity. Is there some technology that has really helped you do your job better?
2009-03-20
147 reads
Editorial
Secure Programming
Writing secure programs is hard. Steve Jones has a few comments on what some of the issues are with training developers.
2013-10-02 (first published: 2009-03-19)
516 reads
Guest Editorial: Short Transactions
It is ingrained in many developers and DBAs to keep transactions in SQL Server "as short as possible". Why does this mindset exist? Does it imply a deep-seated lack of confidence in the scalability of SQL Server's locking and concurrency models?
2009-03-18
179 reads
SQL Server Knockoffs
Will we see a low-cost SQL Server knock-off at some point? Steve Jones thinks it could happen as the RDBMS becomes a commodity product.
2013-10-29 (first published: 2009-03-17)
286 reads
Letting People Go Securely
Having employees leave your company is a reality of life. But how do you handle letting your IT workers go and protect your systems? Steve Jones isn't sure there is much you can do to prevent issues, but you can deal with them.
2013-10-09 (first published: 2009-03-16)
364 reads
Software Licensing Cuts - Database Weekly (Mar 16, 2009)
In the news this week, Microsoft is cutting some licensing costs for larger companies. A good move for them as the economy slows.
2009-03-16
82 reads
Keep It Simple
As we build more sophisticated maintenance procedures, we increase the complexity of our systems. Is that a good thing? Steve Jones has a few comments on what this means for DBAs.
2009-03-12
210 reads
Guest Editorial: Improving Northwind
The Northwind database has a place in our collective hearts, despite all efforts to displace it in favor of AdventureWorks. However, a lot has happened in the past twelve or so years, and Phil Factor wonders if we can't, as a community, do better.
2009-03-11
161 reads
The Challenges of Being Safe
Securing your data is a challenge. Steve Jones has a few comments no just how hard it can be to obfuscate your production data as you move it to development environments.
2020-06-24 (first published: 2009-03-10)
534 reads
What Does Support Look Like?
With a new version of SQL Server being released every 2-3 years now, what does that mean for support from Microsoft? What about from DBAs?
2009-03-09
142 reads
Blogs
Overcoming Imposter Syndrome: A Plan
By Brian Kelley
My most recent bout with imposter syndrome was with ISACA’s Digital Trust Ecosystem Framework...
Advice I Like: Celebrate Success
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“On the way to a grand goal, celebrate the smallest victories as if each...
Programmatically Retrieving MLV Lineage and Refresh Times
Materialized lake views (MLVs) in Microsoft Fabric are an effective way to implement medallion...
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Question of the Day
Increase Deadlock Detection
How can I alter the deadlock detection interval to 2 seconds instead of 5 seconds on my SQL Server 2025 instance?
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