Be Careful with Missing Index Requests
Steve reminds people today that the recommendations from execution plans aren't always what you want to use when tuning your database.
2023-12-04
78 reads
Editorials
The Fake Speakers
Someone generated a fake speaker profile for their conference, which Steve finds disturbing.
2023-12-02
74 reads
The Balanced Technical Manager
If you are considering moving into management as a career goal, read today's editorial from Steve, with some advice based on an interesting article from someone with experience at Facebook and Stripe.
2023-12-01
41 reads
A Lack of Privacy in Smart Cars
With new vehicles becoming more and more computerized and controlled, is data privacy an issue?
2023-11-29
90 reads
Data Security and AI
Today Steve discusses an aspect of AI that many people are concerned about: data security. Read more and think about how this might affect your organization.
2023-11-27
112 reads
You Are An Inspiration
Hero, Champion, Inspiration. These are words that are bantered around about people regularly. Joe was a hero when he saved that puppy. Betty was the champion runner and won the race. Pat was an inspiration; they work so hard. Hero and champion are universally understood as positive things. Inspiration is typically used as a positive, […]
2023-11-25
44 reads
2023-11-24
100 reads
Having Data Modeling Standards
Today Steve talks about data modeling and how standards can transfer knowledge between developers.
2023-11-22
132 reads
2023-11-20
180 reads
You Never Know
I'm writing this sitting at the PASS Data Community Summit. It's been a fantastic event. I gave a community session on Azure DevOps. I was able to help Redgate launch a new product. I've received a bunch of hugs from VERY dear old friends. I've met a ton of people. It's been great. Allow me […]
2023-11-18
62 reads
Blogs
Removing a PowerShell Array Element–#SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
I saw an article on this and realized I had no idea how to...
PostgreSQL Backup Failure
In this blog post I wrote a tip about fixing the PostgreSQL backup failure...
Dynamic Data Masking – SQL Server
By Tim Radney
Use Dynamic Data Masking to protect your data The post Dynamic Data Masking – SQL...
Forums
Lead Updates Not Working, Only Rendering Nulls
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Case statement to insert a new line in query output??
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