The API Bottleneck
Using an API for data access can be good, but it can also be a performance problem if everyone uses it.
2021-11-17
895 reads
software development
Making Software Decisions
The process of building software for others involves lots of decisions. Ensuring that you are making good decisions can impact how others view your final product.
2021-09-27
193 reads
New Old Architectures
The idea of event driven, rather than tightly coupled architectures is one that Steve thinks data professionals should learn more about.
2021-09-10
299 reads
Patterns and Potential Problems
We use patterns in software development to make things easier. This is especially true in database changes. Steve reminds you that all solutions might have a downside of which you need to understand.
2021-09-08
185 reads
Eyes Wide Open
Trying to architect a new database system so that you don't outgrow it is a challenge, but the more you think about early, the better off you will be.
2021-08-30
182 reads
2021-08-21
396 reads
What's Important to Your Organization
Some organizations see their IT organization as an expense, and not as valuable as it might otherwise be. Steve has a few comments on why this might not be a good idea, or a good place to work.
2021-08-13
280 reads
Do as I say, not as I do
Steve wishes that Microsoft would follow some of their own advice on SQL Server development in their other software.
2021-08-04
266 reads
Enterprise Software
Building software in an enterprise is hard, and often, large organizations don't quite know how to do it.
2021-07-12
477 reads
Useless Hackathons
Are hackathons a good way to get a project started? It's not clear to Steve that open ended events are good.
2021-06-14
180 reads
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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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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