2019-01-21
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Editorials
Versatile or Jack of all trades
Do you consider multi-skills useful; or just one with mastery in it?
2019-01-21
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2019-01-17
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2019-01-16
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Measuring Effectiveness
Being effective is important to Steve. Today he talks about the things you might consider when trying to determine if your group is being effective.
2019-01-15
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Where's that Snippet?
Phil Factor has tried many different ways to remember code and archive old code for reuse, but has yet to find the perfect solution. Does it exist?
2019-01-14
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Do you have a security to-do list?
Security is important, and Steve wonders if any of us have a list of things we do that improve security.
2019-01-11
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2019-01-10
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Is Failure Allowed?
Failure is one of the ways we get better as software developers. Does that apply to DBAs?
2019-01-09
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MY Data
As we gather more and more data about individuals, not only does security become an issue, but also the morality of using the data.
2019-01-08 (first published: 2014-11-18)
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Blogs
Monday Monitor Tips: Virtual Machine Usage and Cost
By Steve Jones
One of the things I’ve been requesting for a number of years is cost...
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...
Forums
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DBCC CHECKDB Limits I
When running DBCC CHECKDB on SQL Server 2025, can I include the Resource Database?
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