Mastery – Repetition, Variations, and Depth
Today we have a guest editorial from Andy Warren. Andy look sat the ways in which we might solve problems and become better over time.
2019-05-31 (first published: 2015-03-25)
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Editorials
High Prices for High Security
I was excited to see the new Secure Enclave technology come to Always Encrypted (AE) in SQL Server 2019. I've thought that the way Microsoft implemented the AE technology in SQL Server 2016 was a start and a good step forward, but it had too many restrictions. Kind of like Availability Groups in 2012 and […]
2019-05-30
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Long Live All Passwords
Steve talks about passwords and new guidance from Microsoft that short expiration periods are unnecessary and unhelpful.
2019-05-29
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2019-05-28 (first published: 2015-01-30)
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Debugging SQL Server
This week we have a more technical poll as Steve Jones wonders how you best debug your T-SQL code.
2019-05-27 (first published: 2015-01-16)
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2019-05-25
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Burning Out
Burning out in an IT job is easier to do than it should be. Steve has a little advice today.
2019-05-23
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2019-05-22 (first published: 2015-03-17)
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No State Based Deployments
Today Steve Jones talks about deploying your database changes, and how you can't ever really depend on a state based approach.
2019-05-21 (first published: 2015-03-02)
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What Limits Do You Want in 2019?
With SQL Server 2019 getting closer to release, Steve asks about the hardware limitations that we should have in Standard Edition.
2019-05-20
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Blogs
Claude AI Convinced Me Not to Build an iPad App
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A New Word: Dolorblindness
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Claude Code Helps Analyze Test Data Manager Log Files
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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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