Are You a Tech Company?
Is your company a tech company? Steve Jones looks at the world from the perspective of software development and how that impacts business.
2021-08-27 (first published: 2016-09-20)
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Editorials
Does Log Data Belong in a Table or a File?
Today we have a guest editorial that asks how one might want to manage all those logging metrics produced by applications.
2021-08-25 (first published: 2016-09-06)
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2021-08-23 (first published: 2018-04-23)
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2021-08-21
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A New Community Summit
The PASS Data Community Summit is coming back this November, and it's free to attend.
2021-08-20
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Better SQL is a Good Career Investment
Today Steve notes that learning to be better at SQL is a good career investment, more for you than your boss.
2021-08-18
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The Slow Upgrade of SQL Server Versions
It seems that instances are being upgraded about every ten years, according to Steve's interpretation of some reports. Do you agree? Let us know how often you upgrade.
2021-08-16
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What Counts for a DBA: Skill
Practice makes perfect:” right? Well, not exactly. The reality of it all is that this saying is an untrustworthy aphorism. I discovered this in my “younger” days when I was a passionate tennis player, practicing and playing 20+ hours a week. No matter what my passion level was, without some serious coaching (and perhaps a […]
2021-08-14
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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
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Digitizing Construction
One of the more analog industries is embracing digital change faster and faster./
2021-08-11
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Blogs
Microsoft announces new cybersecurity AI multi-model
By Brian Kelley
Yesterday, July 27, 2026, Microsoft announced a new cybersecurity effort called Project Perception. Included...
Getting the SQL Server MCP Server Running
By Steve Jones
If you’ve wanted a SQL Server MCP server for your databases, it’s available. The...
Introducing azsql-migration-test: Test and Validate Azure SQL Database Migrations
Introducing azsql-migration-test, a small open-source CLI that validates your Azure SQL Database migrations against...
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DBCC CHECKDB Limits III
On SQL Server 2025, does DBCC CHECKDB support Memory-Optimized tables?
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