Local Database Issues
Steve Jones talks about the issues with using a local database in your application.
2016-11-14
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Editorial
2016-11-11
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2016-11-10
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How Do You Act When You Need to Learn New Technology?
Today we have a guest editorial from Ben Kubicek as Steve is away from the office. It is hard to be humble, but it is needs to learn something new.
2019-11-27 (first published: 2016-11-07)
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I can ODBC clearly now
ODBC is the closest thing we have to a universal standard for data access across platforms, applications and data sources. So why doesn't DocumentDB support it?
2016-11-07
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What's Your Backup Speed?
This week Steve Jones has a bit of a competition. Share with him how fast you can back up a 1TB database.
2016-11-04
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Server Hardware or Coffee?
Today Steve Jones looks at the relative cost of hardware and how we sometimes cause ourselves issues by not spending enough.
2019-12-20 (first published: 2016-11-03)
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Generating Our Own Bad Data
We depend on data quality to run our businesses efficiently. However, it's a problem when we mess that data up on purpose.
2016-11-02
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The Forever Technology War
The differences in our understanding of technologies can make for some communication challenges.
2020-11-05 (first published: 2016-11-01)
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Analysis Services Lives On
The release of Analysis Services in Azure means the platform has a future.
2016-10-31
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Blogs
Leadership in Times of Change: Guiding Teams Through Uncertainty, Disruption, and Transformation
By Chris Yates
Change is inevitable. What separates thriving organizations from those that falter is not the...
The End of Year Vacation Burn
By Steve Jones
It’s been a good year for me. With my sabbatical, I felt like I’ve...
Speaking at PASS Summit 2025
By alevyinroc
In less than one month, I will be speaking not once but twice at...
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Question of the Day
Azure SQL Database MAXDOP
When Azure SQL Database was originally released, the MAXDOP was set to 0 for each new database. In Oct 2025, what is the default value for Azure SQL databases?
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