I hate deadlines. Really. I truly hate them. The problem is: they are usually unrealistic, often not much more than a wild guess. They restrict the amount of time that I can spend in preparation and research so that I can do things right; they squeeze the artistic quality out of my work as a […]
2017-05-01
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Today Steve Jones looks forward to the next version of SQL Server, with his curiosity to see if you feel the same way.
2017-04-28
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Steve Jones looks at SQL Server on Linux and how this may differ from what most of us have worked with in the past.
2017-04-27
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The path to becoming a data scientist isn't simple or easy, but it might be for you.
2017-04-26
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2017-04-25
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Have you ever given up on your brainchild? If yes, how did you deal with it?
2017-04-24
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Grant Fritchey on the lessons all DBAs can learn from the recent Public Relations disaster for United Airlines.
2017-04-24
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It takes a creative mind to come up with new ideas. So how do you do it?
2017-04-21
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2017-04-20
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SQL Server captures information about usage and send it to Microsoft. Is that a problem? Not for Steve Jones.
2017-04-18
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I want to use the new BASE64_ENCODE() function in SQL Server 2025, but return a string that isn't large type. What is the longest varbinary string I can pass in and still get a varchar(8000) returned?
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