Database Cattle
Steve Jones says you should treat your database servers like cattle. It makes life easier.
2017-03-09
335 reads
Editorial
The Migration Checklist
Today Steve Jones talks about the checklist you would want if you needed to move a SQL Server instance to new hardware.
2017-03-08
12,220 reads
2017-03-07
80 reads
Containing the Work
Containers are valuable in many software domains. Are there places we, as data professionals, would like to use software containment?
2017-03-06
83 reads
Creative IT Learning
If a successful IT career is just as much about tenacity, interest and retention as it is about brainpower, then how does one go about continuous learning?
2017-03-06
93 reads
Null Defaults
Today Steve Jones asks what default values you might choose for new columns in a table.
2017-03-03
118 reads
Why I am Excited about SQL Server on Linux
Read why Solomon Rutzky is excited about SQL Server running on Linux.
2017-03-02
552 reads
Detecting Issues
How do you detect issues in your systems? Testing? Monitoring? Steve Jones has a few thoughts that we should find ways to do so before our customers.
2017-03-01
114 reads
2017-02-28
222 reads
The Secure Medical Data Challenge
This week Steve looks at the challenges of security for medical data.
2017-02-27
80 reads
Blogs
SQL Training Black Friday Deals
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If you're looking for particular "Black Friday" deals, here is what I've seen advertised...
Dry-run xp_delete_file Before Actually Deleting Files?
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Dry-run xp_delete_file Before Actually Deleting Files? xp_delete_file doesn’t really have a...
Happy Thanksgiving! (USA Holiday)
By Brian Kelley
In the United States, today is Thanksgiving. The intent behind the holiday is to...
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Question of the Day
A New Operator
In SQL Server 2025, what does this code return?
SELECT '1' || '0'See possible answers