Breaking Things Apart
Microsoft is unbundling their new hypervisor from Windows. Could this happen with SQL Server?
2007-12-05
45 reads
Editorial
Unprotected Queries
There are over half a million database servers out on the Internet without protection. How can this happen?
2012-11-06 (first published: 2007-12-04)
483 reads
Working Your 40
Will the 40 hour work week change anytime soon? A survey seems to think so, and Steve Jones (somewhat) agrees.
2012-11-05 (first published: 2007-12-03)
324 reads
The Weekly Update for Dec 2, 2007
A few notes and comments on the database news from the previous week.
2007-12-03
24 reads
A Welcome Delay
An open letter to Microsoft from the CEO of Mandriva Linux might not have been the best idea.
2017-03-04 (first published: 2007-11-30)
369 reads
The 5 Stages of Volunteering
Volunteers are important to ensuring the success of so many organizations. IT-based organizations, such as user groups, are no different. Steve Jones leads you through a few of the stages of being a volunteer and hopes more of you will participate in your local area.
2007-11-29
64 reads
2007-11-28
88 reads
Savvy Managers
Data quality is everyone's business and it takes some work. Steve Jones talks about some hints for you and your manager to make things better in your data systems.
2012-11-07 (first published: 2007-11-27)
169 reads
Keeping Your Job
A few thoughts from Steve Jones on how you can help increase your own job security in IT.
2012-10-30 (first published: 2007-11-26)
377 reads
2007-11-23
41 reads
Blogs
Programmatically Retrieving MLV Lineage and Refresh Times
Materialized lake views (MLVs) in Microsoft Fabric are an effective way to implement medallion...
Upgrading SQL Server Containers on the Laptop
By Steve Jones
I don’t have SQL Server installed on my laptop. In an effort to keep...
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Increase Deadlock Detection
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