More Network Restrictions
The rise of attacks is something Steve thinks will trigger more network protection, something data professionals will need to work with.
2019-10-17
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Editorials
Experiment First
One skill that's useful to develop is the ability to learn things on your own. Often with a little help, but not too much.
2019-10-16
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Fragmented or Centralized Data
Is it better to copy and distribute data or centralize it? Steve has a few thoughts today.
2019-10-15
254 reads
Aging in Technology
As we grow and evolve in our careers, we face new challenges all the time. Steve highlights on of those that some tech workers worry about today.
2019-10-14
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2019-10-12
233 reads
The Work of the Ancients
We tend to keep data around for a long time. Today Steve Jones is looking to see how long you've kept your databases around.
2019-10-11 (first published: 2015-10-02)
316 reads
Feedback and Change
Today Steve asks you to be a part of the change you'd like to see in our professional organization.
2019-10-10
149 reads
Priorities and Productivity
Managing a complex workload is a skill many of us need to acquire and maintain. Today Steve has a few ideas on how to do that.
2019-10-09
210 reads
Very Hot Patches
Azure SQL Database can be patched without stopping the sqlsrvr.exe process. Quite a feat of engineering.
2019-10-08
187 reads
T-SQL Context Switching
Being a standards advocate, Steve has a few thoughts on team code structure.
2019-10-07
419 reads
Blogs
Rolling Back a Broken Release
By Steve Jones
We had an interesting discussion about deployments in databases and how you go forward...
A bespoke reporting solution doesn’t have to cost the earth
By ChrisJenkins
You could be tolerating limited reporting because there isn’t an off the shelf solution...
Presenting with Visual Studio Code
A while back I wrote a quick post on setting up key mappings in...
Forums
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Real-time On-prem SQL Server Data in Excel – Over the Internet
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Can You Let Go of Determinism
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Question of the Day
Lots of FKs
In SQL Server 2025, what are the most outgoing and incoming FK references a table can have?
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