If only the US would follow ...
Governments are requiring better security, and Steve wishes the US would follow.
2018-03-19
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Editorials
Great Developers Use Source Control
The title says it all. The great developers will use source control. This habit might not make you great, but it will help you improve.
2018-03-15
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2018-03-14
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2018-03-12
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Troublesome Names
Building a name-and-address database sounds a disarmingly simple task, but if your name happens to be D'Arcy Join, then you probably know, from painful experience, that most programmers don't get it right.
2018-03-12
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2018-03-09
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2018-03-07
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Predictions for the Future
Steve Jones looks forward with a few predictions for how the world might change for SQL Server professionals.
2018-03-06
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Decouple the Tools
The decoupling of some tools from SQL Server seems to be working. Perhaps Microsoft should decouple them all.
2018-03-05
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2018-03-05
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Blogs
Finding Balance: Things Will Come Up
By Steve Jones
I have a presentation on finding balance in your career that got quite a...
Who Are You Doing It For?
By Brian Kelley
But as I've matured over the years, I came to realize that I needed...
Presenting Twice in May 2026
By alevyinroc
I will be presenting my latest session, Documenting Your Work for Worry-Free Vacations, in-person...
Forums
The day-to-day pressures of a DBA team, and how we can work smarter with automation and AI
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Migrate SSRS Reports to PowerBI Report Server in SQL Server 2025
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Identities and Sequences III
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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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