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.

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?

Balloons and Data

A common misconception for users is how tempdb, and data files in general work.

The Power BI Pivot

This week Steve looks at the Power BI announcement of a new server product.

Three Days and a Notebook

Steve Jones is off to Seattle for the rest of the week attending Microsoft Build 2017.

Thinking Time

Taking time away from life and just thinking is important.

Byte Me: Entrepreneurial

The Secret Password

The secret passwords we store in systems might be secure from discovery, but are they secure from use?

More Open Data

A new site from Steve Ballmer opens lots of data to the public.

Why deadlines stink, and are so necessary

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 […]