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
319 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
234 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
164 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
1,449 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
93 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
145 reads
2008-04-24
112 reads
The April Energy Update
The bimonthly update on energy news from Steve Jones, focusing mostly this month on wind power.
2008-04-23
93 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
541 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
86 reads
Blogs
Set Theory vs. Batch Mode in SQL Server
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A customer wanted a report they could email to their boss about jobs, something...
Automating SQL Maintenance: How DevOps Principles Reduce Downtime
By Chris Yates
In the world of modern data infrastructure, SQL databases remain the backbone of enterprise...
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Single User SQL Server on Linux
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