2017-10-02
106 reads
Editorials
The Worms-eye View
Even the most elaborate team-based development methodology won't compensate for the blinkered attitudes and tribal cultures that come from over-specialization in IT.
2017-10-02
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2017-09-29
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2017-09-28
90 reads
2017-09-27
222 reads
A SQL Server Bug and Data Security
A bug in SQL Server needs patching right away if you use TDE. Some data security issues concern Steve as well.
2017-09-25
51 reads
The Flash DBA
Does it make sense for a DBA to be a job that moves from project to project? Steve Jones has some thoughts.
2017-09-25
104 reads
Help from Cortana
Lots of work is going into making software more helpful. This week Steve Jones wonders what you want from these assistants.
2017-09-22
73 reads
The Avalanche of Cloud Computing
Today Steve Jones talks about the tipping point of cloud computing.
2017-09-21
64 reads
Interviews: What is ACID?
While thinking about interviews, Steve Jones shares a story of a job situation he encountered.
2017-09-20
138 reads
Blogs
10 Things I Hate About Fabric Deployment Pipelines— And Some Alternatives
Fabric deployment pipelines look like they solve CI/CD for Fabric content, especially for people...
The Book of Redgate: Evidence
By Steve Jones
We aren’t the only company that does this, but Redgate Software does try to...
When Your Microsoft Fabric Capacity Runs Out: Optimize, Scale Up, Scale Out, or Isolate?
By James Serra
Microsoft Fabric makes it wonderfully easy to put many analytics workloads on one platform....
Forums
The New World Of AI Robots
Comments posted to this topic are about the item The New World Of AI...
Logic question in a WHERE clause using IIF?
Thanks in advance, I'm trying to avoid using IIF for performance reasons, but the...
Execute as failure
Security has long been a problem for me. Every time I think I understand...
Question of the Day
BIT_COUNT() V
What does this return on SQL Server 2025?
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