Learning to Stop Being a Hero
There is a hero complex for many in IT. Steve provides some advice in how we should look at our workload and our employer's expectations when we consider a new job.
2019-07-11
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Editorials
Waking Up to No Support
Support for SQL Server 2008 and 2008 R2 ended yesterday. Steve has a few thoughts on what you should be thinking about today.
2019-07-10
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The Clear Cloudy Future of Databases
The future of databases is in the cloud. Maybe not for everyone, but it is becoming a trend.
2019-07-09
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Building Helpful Commit Messages
Using a VCS is a core skill, according to Steve. One part of that is learning to write better commit messages.
2019-07-08
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Summer Break
Just one day between a holiday and a weekend, so Steve asks for the ways you escape work this summer.
2019-07-05
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2019-07-04
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Fines for Data Access
A government is fined for allowing inappropriate access to data. That might be something we deal with in other companies at some point.
2019-07-03
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Balancing Hard and Soft Skills
Today Steve talks about the soft skills and why these might be important as you advance in your career and grow into a senior role.
2019-07-02
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CCPA Preparation
The California Consumer Privacy Act takes effect in a year and there is lots of work to be done. One firm is trying to help companies get ready.
2019-07-01
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Over-thinking Database Build Scripts
With SQL Server we tend to build databases, when necessary, from one or more build scripts. If making changes to existing versions of the database, we then script the required changes. Usually, a synchronization tool will create a script that can be tweaked to work; although occasionally it will require something more complicated, as when […]
2019-06-29
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Blogs
Claude AI Convinced Me Not to Build an iPad App
By Steve Jones
I coach volleyball and I do a lot of stat stuff on paper. I...
A New Word: Dolorblindness
By Steve Jones
dolorblindness – n. the frustration that you’ll never be able to understand another person’s...
Claude Code Helps Analyze Test Data Manager Log Files
By Steve Jones
I had a customer ask about analyzing their Test Data Manager (TDM) usage to...
Forums
Data Warehouse Toolkit meets Star Schema: The Complete Reference
Is there a good syllabus for reading these two together? (Yes, it's called the...
GPX distance and time analysis in SQL Server
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The DBA is Dead; Long Live the DBA
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Question of the Day
Changing the AG Listener
In SQL Server 2025, if I want to remove an IP from a listener, what do I do?
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