The Ongoing Costs of Building Software
There are lots of costs to building your own software, which Steve Jones notes might not be what you want to spend over time.
2019-09-05 (first published: 2016-01-13)
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Editorials
20 Years of Compare
When we started SQLServerCentral, there were originally 7 of us. We all decided to "invest" $50 to get the site going. With this seed money, we paid for a VM that hosted both SQL Server and IIS. This was enough money to run the site for 6+ months, and we set about building an online […]
2019-09-04
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2019-09-03 (first published: 2015-08-25)
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Too much information can be counter-productive
If you want to be an effective communicator focus on what your audience need to hear rather than what you want to say
2019-09-02 (first published: 2016-01-29)
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Always Check on the Basics
The basics are important, especially with regards to backup and restore in SQL Server.
2019-08-31
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Do You Deal with UTF-8?
UTF-8 is coming to SQL Server. Steve wonders today how many of you look forward to this, or if you are aware of potential issues.
2019-08-30
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Grounded
Some laptops are being banned from flights. This could be a hassle, but more, how can anyone tell if you have a banned one?
2019-08-29
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Protecting Code
We not only need to protect our systems, but the source code as well. Not for IP reasons, but for security.
2019-08-28
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Should Salary Information Be Confidential?
Today we have a guest editorial from Andy Warren as Steve is away from the office. Salary is a difficult topic for many, but Andy shares some thoughts.
2019-08-27 (first published: 2015-06-05)
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Growing and Changing
It can be hard to let go of old knowledge and try something new, but we need to find a balance.
2019-08-26
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Blogs
Are you getting value from your reporting?
By ChrisJenkins
Do you spend so long manipulating your data into something vaguely useful that you...
The Book of Redgate: SQL Server Central
By Steve Jones
It was neat to stumble on this in the book, a piece by me,...
Git forked
Forgive me for the title. Mentally I’m 12. When I started my current day...
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Microsoft Security Changes and SQL Server
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Question of the Day
The String Distance I
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('Steve', 'Stan')
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