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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Editorials
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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Organisations and Technical Apartheid
Today we have a guest editorial that looks at DevOps and the need for your culture to promote collaboration.
2019-06-28
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The Road to Better Data Handling
As data becomes more valuable and regulations require safer processing, it is important we become more careful in our daily work.
2019-06-27
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2019-06-26
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Blogs
SQL Server Security – TDE Encryption
By Vinay Thakur
Transparent Data Encryption(TDE): TDE was initially introduced in SQL Server 2008 Enterprise Edition; this...
A Las Vegas Break
By Steve Jones
Only a little break for me. I’m actually heading to Las Vegas today for ...
Finding Balance: Things Will Come Up
By Steve Jones
I have a presentation on finding balance in your career that got quite a...
Forums
The day-to-day pressures of a DBA team, and how we can work smarter with automation and AI
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This Week's AI Trust Problem Became Everyone’s Problem
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Migrate SSRS Reports to PowerBI Report Server in SQL Server 2025
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Question of the Day
Identities and Sequences III
When thinking of the Identity property for auto incrementing columns and sequences for the same action, which can be used with the BIGINT data type?
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