A Quick Second Opinion
Communication is hard, and it's something most of us can learn to do better. Steve notes that using an LLM for tasks will also help you learn to communicate better.
2026-07-08
119 reads
Editorials
Bad IT People
What happens when you have bad IT people working in your company? Steve Jones says that they always will be around, but we might not want to enable them to continue in this business when we find them.
2026-07-06 (first published: 2011-03-02)
2,364 reads
Have you done a Mid year check in?
This Editorial is coming to you during an exciting birthday for the United States. If you are in the US, you are most likely celebrating the 4th of July. This is the 250th anniversary for the US, quite a milestone. I hope that all my US friends are celebrating safely and responsibly. While it is […]
2026-07-04
309 reads
2026-07-03
57 reads
Cognitive Coverage
Understanding the scope of what AI and humans are changing in your code going to be an important part of your future as a tech professional.
2026-07-01
107 reads
2026-06-29
164 reads
2026-06-27
120 reads
2026-06-26
126 reads
Spending Time in the Office
Many of us work remotely, lots of of hybrid, but some are in the office every day. Steve has a few thoughts on these models.
2026-06-24
279 reads
What is the Cloud?
Today Steve has a few thoughts on what the cloud is in 2026. See if you like his analogy.
2026-06-22
400 reads
Blogs
Introducing azsql-migration-test: Test and Validate Azure SQL Database Migrations
Introducing azsql-migration-test, a small open-source CLI that validates your Azure SQL Database migrations against...
Rambling about Data on Wheels – origins, branding, expansion
By DataOnWheels
I have been asked many times about how the name “Data on Wheels” came...
Think Twice Before Enabling Fabric’s Inbound Network Protection
Fabric inbound network protection involves two tenant-level controls: Private Link and Block Public Internet...
Forums
AI Observability Challenges in FinOps as a DBA
Comments posted to this topic are about the item AI Observability Challenges in FinOps...
Migration Challenge: Excessive FULLSCAN Statistics Update Duration Blocking SQL
Hello everyone , I am planning to migrate a database from SQL Server 2014...
SQL Agent Job Automated Change Capture Process
Comments posted to this topic are about the item SQL Agent Job Automated Change...
Question of the Day
Finding a Database Master Key
Where do I check for the existence of a Database Master Key (DMK) in SQL Server 2025?
See possible answers