2016-08-26
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Editorial
Better Coding
The Australian Census was a mess, and supposedly some university students build a better version. Steve Jones comments on better coding practices.
2016-08-25
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The Future for Database Administrators
Today Steve Jones talks about the job changes and prospects for those that manage IT systems.
2016-08-24
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Security Leaks from Websites
No matter what we do to secure our databases, we need to be sure our applications are well written, both with secure coding, but also good information handling.
2016-08-23
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2016-08-22
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Is Rollback Feasible for Database Changes?
Many of us would like to be sure we could rollback changes made during a deployment if they caused issues. Steve Jones notes that it might not be worth actually building those scripts in advance.
2016-08-22
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What's Your Smoke Test?
A smoke test can be a good way to ensure complex systems are working as expected after maintenance or changes.
2016-08-19
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Designing for the Public
The way that governments build software and work with data must change if we want to be more efficient.
2016-08-18
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2016-08-16
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2016-08-15
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Blogs
TRY_PARSE Limitations: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
I got a notification from a question I’d posted at SQL Server Central: Getting...
SQL Server sa Account Security: Rename, Disable & Best Practices
By SQLPals
SQL Server sa Account Security: Rename, Disable & Best Practices In...
Stanford Emerging Technology Review 2026 Report is out
By Brian Kelley
Artificial Intelligence and quantum computing are two areas of emerging technology that receive most...
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A Limited Startup
I add this parameter to SQL Server 2025 in the Configuration Manager:
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