Containing the Work
Containers are valuable in many software domains. Are there places we, as data professionals, would like to use software containment?
2017-03-06
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Editorials
Creative IT Learning
If a successful IT career is just as much about tenacity, interest and retention as it is about brainpower, then how does one go about continuous learning?
2017-03-06
97 reads
A Welcome Delay
An open letter to Microsoft from the CEO of Mandriva Linux might not have been the best idea.
2017-03-04 (first published: 2007-11-30)
365 reads
Null Defaults
Today Steve Jones asks what default values you might choose for new columns in a table.
2017-03-03
123 reads
Why I am Excited about SQL Server on Linux
Read why Solomon Rutzky is excited about SQL Server running on Linux.
2017-03-02
562 reads
Detecting Issues
How do you detect issues in your systems? Testing? Monitoring? Steve Jones has a few thoughts that we should find ways to do so before our customers.
2017-03-01
118 reads
2017-02-28
225 reads
Human and Machine Learning
Machine learning and AI are becoming more and more prevalent, which Steve Jones thinks is good.
2017-02-27
112 reads
The Secure Medical Data Challenge
This week Steve looks at the challenges of security for medical data.
2017-02-27
85 reads
The Cloud is Just a Tool
Today Steve Jones argues the cloud is just another tool for us to use. Not required, not ignored, but considered.
2017-02-23
114 reads
Blogs
Webinar: Navigating the Database Landscape in 2026
By Steve Jones
For a number of years, we’ve produced the State of the Database Landscape report,...
Claude AI Convinced Me Not to Build an iPad App
By Steve Jones
I coach volleyball and I do a lot of stat stuff on paper. I...
A New Word: Dolorblindness
By Steve Jones
dolorblindness – n. the frustration that you’ll never be able to understand another person’s...
Forums
SSMS 22 Latest Update Crashing
Hi all, I've just had to roll back my SSMS 22 version from 22.3.0,...
Transactional Replication setup issue
Hi! I've been banging my head against the wall for 2 days now trying...
The Power of Data and Privacy
Comments posted to this topic are about the item The Power of Data and...
Question of the Day
What's the Date?
In SQL Server 2025, there is a new function that returns the current date without the time. What is it?
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