The Social Mesh
Steve Jones talks about some research from Dr. Cross, a professor from his alma mater, into social networks and how work gets done in a company.
2008-04-10
86 reads
Editorial
The Feature Debate
Is SQL Server keeping up with MySQL or is it the other way around. Steve Jones comments on a few of the differences in the platforms.
2008-04-09
128 reads
Securing Data
It's important that you do more than just implement perimeter security with firewalls. Steve Jones talks about how we can better secure our systems.
2008-04-08
536 reads
The Cost of Support
Microsoft is not planning on releasing Service Pack 3, but what is the best model for supporting software? Steve Jones gives a few thoughts.
2008-04-07
98 reads
No XP, but Look Forward To 7
A look back at the news of the past week including Windows 7, SSD performance, April Fools, and consistency in SQL Server.
2008-04-07
515 reads
2008-04-04
130 reads
Try To Be More Inefficient
Steve Jones is recommending that you don't work the most efficient way at your job. Sometimes. This editorial was originally published on Apr 3, 2008. It is being re-run as Steve is out of town.
2012-12-06 (first published: 2008-04-03)
492 reads
A Scary Comparison
What changes are coming in the editions for SQL Server 2008. Steve Jones finds a rather scary piece of literature.
2008-04-02
553 reads
April Bloopers
Steve takes a day off from the editorials with this blooper reel from the podcasts. Be sure to watch the video.
2008-04-01
195 reads
The Exceptional DBA
There are many SQL Server DBAs with an intimate knowledge of how SQL Server works, the operating system, hardware and so on. They have the skills to keep a production system running without a hitch. It is no longer enough.
2008-03-31
1,016 reads
Blogs
Learn about Modern Microsoft Apps in San Diego
By Steve Jones
I wrote about learning today for the editorial: I Can’t Make You Learn. I...
How To Deploy Fabric SQL and Azure SQL Databases with Azure DevOps
By ReviewMyDB
Fabric has CI/CD built in, but if you've tried to use it for database...
A New Word: Attriage
By Steve Jones
attriage – n. the state of having lost all control over how you feel...
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DBCC CHECKDB Limits II
I have a SQL Server 2025 database that I want to check for corruption every night. One of the things we do is disable indexes used for ETL loads during the weekend and re-enable them on Monday morning. If we run DBCC over the weekend, are our disabled indexes checked for consistency?
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