The Identity Debate
Using the Identity Property might be one of the more debated features of SQL Server. This editorial was originally published on Mar 5, 2008. It is being re-run as Steve is on vacation.
2008-02-11
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Editorial
And Then There Was One
Windows 2008 RTMs, a change from the SQL Server support team, and a Jump Start for Katmai.
2008-02-11
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2008-02-08
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Stupid Interviewer Tricks
Today's editorial was originally published on Feb 7, 2008. It is being re-published as Steve is on vacation.
What do you do when the interviewer is obviously wrong? Steve Jones offers a perspective.
2012-08-07 (first published: 2008-02-07)
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Feedback
Corporate management often asks for feedback and buy-in with their ideas and programs. Why don't they get it?
2008-02-06
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Compensation
Employee compensation is more than just salary. Steve Jones talks about how you might look at building more effective compensation plans for workers.
2008-02-05
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2008-02-04
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More Layers
Less CIOs are reporting to CEOs this past year. Is that a problem? Steve Jones offers some comments.
2008-02-04
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2008-02-01
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The January Car Update
The bimonthly update looks at a compressed air car, the X-Prize, daily rentals, and hybrid pickups.
2008-01-31
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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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