Pseudonymisation
Pseudonymisation is a form of data masking, a technique that becomes more important to data professionals all the time.
2017-05-19
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Editorials
Data Privacy and Security: The Implications of GDPR
There may be new changes to our jobs as data professionals because of GDPR in the European Union.
2017-05-18
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Array Element by Agonizing Array Element
Iterations and loops are fundamental parts of computer science, but with SQL and PowerShell, we may want different programming paradigms.
2017-05-17
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2017-05-16
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Cracking the SQL Code
Checking for coding style and reviewing code is so much easier when using techniques and tools to help, as long as the tools are your slave, and not your master.
2017-05-15
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The Human Impact of a Capable AI
Computing systems and algorithms continue to improve, especially in the machine learning and AI spaces. What does that mean for us humans?
2017-05-15
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Less QA?
It seems that QA is being cut more and more as software development advances. Is that a good thing? Steve Jones has some thoughts.
2017-05-12 (first published: 2013-07-31)
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What do you do when you have a repetitive task to do?
When faced with repetitive tasks how do you go about doing them in a focused timely manner?
2017-05-11
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2017-05-09 (first published: 2013-08-08)
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2017-05-08
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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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SQL Server Still Wins
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DBCC CHECKDB Limits I
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DBCC CHECKDB Limits I
When running DBCC CHECKDB on SQL Server 2025, can I specify only the Resource Database?
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