And You Thought You Had a Big Database
Steve Jones examines what big is these days and a few examples of what the largest database people in the world deal with.
2008-05-01
333 reads
Editorial
Should I Buy a Kindle?
Steve Jones still thinks there is a lot of value in books, both fiction and non-fiction, but he's looking at e-Readers, specifically the Kindle from Amazon.
2008-04-30
240 reads
All Data Readers Are Evil
The DBA's Mantra: All data readers are evil. Steve Jones talks about a proposed corollary that might be appropriate to ensure security.
2008-04-29
174 reads
The Exceptional DBA: Soft Skills
If impeccable technical skills are a "given", what are the soft shills that will make you an Exceptional DBA rather than a competent DBA?
2008-04-28
1,459 reads
Easy or Hard
How should we build tools? Should they be easy to use? Or does it make sense to have some things hard to do so that only experienced used choose them. Steve Jones comments on usability and the implications of your choices.
2008-04-28
97 reads
Seeing Double
SQL Server allows some interesting index behavior and there's been some debate over whether it makes sense or not. This Friday Steve Jones asks if you have a reason for this.
2008-04-25
150 reads
2008-04-24
121 reads
The April Energy Update
The bimonthly update on energy news from Steve Jones, focusing mostly this month on wind power.
2008-04-23
98 reads
Table Level Access
Some of the features that seem to make LINQ very attractive also seem to require granting table level access to data, something Steve Jones doesn't like.
2008-04-22
546 reads
The Inmates in Charge
What happens if you allow people to be in control of their own computers? Are we putting the inmates in charge of the asylum?
2008-04-21
95 reads
Blogs
Claude AI Convinced Me Not to Build an iPad App
By Steve Jones
I coach volleyball and I do a lot of stat stuff on paper. I...
A New Word: Dolorblindness
By Steve Jones
dolorblindness – n. the frustration that you’ll never be able to understand another person’s...
Claude Code Helps Analyze Test Data Manager Log Files
By Steve Jones
I had a customer ask about analyzing their Test Data Manager (TDM) usage to...
Forums
Data Warehouse Toolkit meets Star Schema: The Complete Reference
Is there a good syllabus for reading these two together? (Yes, it's called the...
GPX distance and time analysis in SQL Server
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The DBA is Dead; Long Live the DBA
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Question of the Day
Changing the AG Listener
In SQL Server 2025, if I want to remove an IP from a listener, what do I do?
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