A Need for Monitoring without Administration
A recent hack through a network monitoring system is scary, but Steve thinks that we ought to not require these systems to have privileged access.
2021-01-06
178 reads
Editorials
The Devil is in the Details
The story of an engineer solving a problem is a good one that shows technical skills and a passion for the work.
2021-01-05
139 reads
Dread or Desire
Today Steve wonders about the move back to offices and if you are looking forward to it or trying to avoid it.
2021-01-04
135 reads
2021-01-02
85 reads
2021-01-01
67 reads
2020-12-31
185 reads
2020-12-30
87 reads
2020-12-29
251 reads
Corporate Career Progression
Today Steve looks at the career paths that might, or might not, exist inside an organization.
2020-12-28
244 reads
Goodbye to PASS
On December 17, the PASS organization announced the news that it would cease operations on January 15, 2021. Since the announcement, folks have been scrambling to figure out how to keep their user groups and events going or downloading recordings. By the way, if you need assistance with your user group, please reach out to […]
2020-12-26
201 reads
Blogs
Distance Metrics for Semantic Similarity Searches in SQL Server 2025
Next up in my series talking about The Burrito Bot is diving into the...
The end of an era – why I chose not to renew my MVP
By DataOnWheels
Two years ago, two things happened within a few days of each other. I...
PowerShell Strikes Back: A New Script
By gbargsley
This is it. The final chapter of PowerShell Strikes Back. Over the past four...
Forums
Unraveling the Mysteries of the Ephemeral Model: The Fabric Modern Data Platform
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QUOTENAME Behavior
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Running script without having permission to Function
Good Morning. I have a T-SQL Script which has been developed to execute a...
Question of the Day
QUOTENAME Behavior
I use QUOTENAME() like this in code?
DECLARE @s VARCHAR(20) = 'Steve Jones' SELECT QUOTENAME(@s, '>')What is returned? See possible answers