No State Based Deployments
Today Steve Jones talks about deploying your database changes, and how you can't ever really depend on a state based approach.
2019-05-21 (first published: 2015-03-02)
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Editorials
What Limits Do You Want in 2019?
With SQL Server 2019 getting closer to release, Steve asks about the hardware limitations that we should have in Standard Edition.
2019-05-20
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Why Tools Can Help You Do Your Job
Back in my days as a SQL server DBA, I didn't have many third-party tools at my disposal. I remember having a monitoring tool with licenses for only three or four SQL server instances. Whenever there was a problem with one instance that wasn’t currently being monitored, I would have to stop monitoring another instance […]
2019-05-18
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The Other Jobs
This week Steve is asking what jobs you might choose if you had the chance, as well as those you enjoyed, or perhaps dreaded.
2019-05-17
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2019-05-16
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Microsoft and Minecraft and Training Kids
Today we have a guest editorial from Andy Warren, looking at learning.
2019-05-15 (first published: 2015-02-23)
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Where Do You End Up as a DBA?
Steve Jones talks about careers, and where you might take your career over time.
2019-05-14 (first published: 2015-02-20)
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Communicate Smarter Not More
After installing Microsoft Teams, Steve has a bit of communication overload.
2019-05-13
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2019-05-11
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The Impediments to Change
SQL Server is releasing a new version of the engine every 12-24 months at this point. That puts pressure on all of us to learn constantly about the changes. Even if we don't look to upgrade all of our existing instances, we can't buy older versions when the new one is released. Often many of […]
2019-05-10
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Blogs
Keynotes in Australia and New Zealand
By Steve Jones
I get to do the SQL in the City Summit keynotes in Australia and...
Event Log File Paths
How does one consistently find the correct path to the Extended Event Log file...
Clearing an Email from the Microsoft Directory
By Steve Jones
Years ago I was working on a demo with Microsoft and someone added me...
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The Change Failure Rate
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DBA Walkthrough – Adding space on IBM AIX Power Machines
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The Datatimeoffset Value
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