2017-06-13
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Editorial
The Value of Surveys
Phil Factor on the perils of trying to squeeze good insights out of bad surveys.
2017-06-12
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Guilty of Over-Customising
Am I guilty of over-customising software? Read this and let us know what you think.
2017-06-12
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2023-05-12 (first published: 2017-06-09)
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SQL Server is Getting Smarter
SQL Server is becoming more capable all the time, requiring fewer human resources for basic management.
2017-06-08
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2017-06-06
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Wanna Cry? Me too
I don’t doubt for a minute that on a certain level you’re sick to death of people talking about the Wanna Cry ransomware. However, bear with me, we need to go through it just a little more because it actually has some bearing on us as data professionals. OK, more than some bearing, it’s a […]
2017-06-05
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2017-06-05
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Presentations that are Easy on the Eyes
Today Steve Jones talks presentations, specifically the best way to share information on a projector.
2017-06-02
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Consider the Downside
Steve Jones asks software developers to consider the issues we may have with lax internal security.
2017-06-01
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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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TRY_PARSE vs TRY_CONVERT in SQL Server: From Basics to Practical Usage
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DBCC CHECKDB Limits II
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Question of the Day
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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