The Complexity of Modern Systems
Building software is hard, and our systems are very complex these days.
2021-11-22
242 reads
software development
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
263 reads
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
145 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
211 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
147 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
163 reads
2021-08-21
269 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
165 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
196 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
437 reads
Blogs
Working with Neo4j Imports–I HATE CASE SENSITIVITY
By Steve Jones
I’ve been working to better understand graph databases and where they can be useful....
Daily Coping 8 Aug 2022
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I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to...
Azure DevOps: Deploying Power BI reports with a parameterized gateway-based Data Source
By Rayis Imayev
(2022-Aug-08) You have developed your Power BI report, by connecting one or more sourcing datasets,...
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