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
Advice I Like: Respect
By Steve Jones
“Don’t aim to have others like you; aim to have them respect you.” –...
Blue Sky Programming – The Optimism Trap
Many years ago, before I joined Oracle, I was working on a major modernisation...
Setting Up a Mac for Data Engineering and AI Work
If you work with data pipelines, SQL, notebooks, or machine learning models, a Mac...
Forums
SQL Art, Part 4: Happy 4th of July — A British DBA's Guide to Celebrating a War We Don't Talk About
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When running DBCC CHECKDB on SQL Server 2025, can I include the Resource Database?
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