A Backup Change
Steve Jones talks about backup of data today and the challenges of managing this at scale.
2017-09-13
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Editorial
The Randomness of Analog
A look back at the random nature of finding information in libraries and bookstores. A feeling Steve Jones misses.
2017-09-12
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2017-09-11
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The struggle to renormalize data
You are given an export of a NoSQL database, in JSON, and asked to import it into a relational database. Sounds easy? It isn't and Phil Factor explain why.
2017-09-11
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Using Tools that Fit
Equipment can matter for IT professionals. Read a few thoughts from Andy Warren.
2017-09-07
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2017-09-06
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2017-09-05
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2017-09-04
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SQL Server in Space - HASSP
A successful launch, and recovery, of SQL Server running below a balloon.
2017-09-04
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Improving Log Shipping
Today Steve Jones looks at possible ways to improve log shipping and asks for your input as well.
2017-09-01
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Blogs
Scooby Dooing Episode 9: The Case of the Artificially Intelligent Villain
Welcome back, my fellow sleuths, to my mystery-inspired blog series! I’m having a ton...
The Book of Redgate: Don’t be an a**hole
By Steve Jones
This was one of the original values: The facing page has this text: No...
Beyond Pipelines: How Fabric Reinvents Data Movement for the Modern Enterprise
By Chris Yates
For decades, enterprises have thought about data like plumbers think about water: you build...
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