Effectiveness
Today Steve Jones notes that your software should handle the load and work, but it needs to get done as well.
2018-01-24 (first published: 2013-11-07)
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Editorials
Innovation Needs Information
We need data to innovate more. Steve Jones reminds us this means opportunity for many of us.
2018-01-22
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The GDPR Sky is Falling
GDPR is coming and many are concerned. Steve Jones has a few thoughts today.
2018-01-18
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Customize Software or Process
The build v buy decision isn't the final one. We also need to decide if we'll use software as is or customize it.
2018-01-16
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Data-driven Prototypes
Phil Factor on a tale of how dodgy mock data derailed an otherwise-convincing prototype.
2018-01-15
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Disable or Drop
When you need to debug or troubleshoot, Steve Jones wants you to disable, not drop, objects.
2018-01-12
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2018-01-10
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Is This Data Science?
An analysis of salaries uses statistics to determine significance of the data. Is this data science?
2018-01-09
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It's Time to Patch and Upgrade
With bugs in our CPUs, everyone needs to plan on patching or upgrading.
2018-01-05
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Using Better Tools
Some companies don't want to use tools, but that doesn't make sense to Steve Jones.
2018-01-04
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Blogs
Automatic Index Compaction
By ReviewMyDB
Index maintenance has always meant nightly jobs and a window you have to defend....
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.” –...
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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