When accepting an offer of employment, what do you do about NCAs and NDAs that you might be asked to sign? Steve Jones offers some advice. (This editorial was originally published on Mar 12, 2008. It is being re-run as Steve is on holiday.)
2016-09-05 (first published: 2008-03-12)
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Phil Factor argues that with both SQL Server and PowerShell now running on Linux, the latter becomes increasingly important in achieving the goal of a single management stack for databases across all hosting environments.
2016-09-05
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This poll asks about copies, specifically those of your databases. How many do you keep around? How much extra storage does this cost? Steve Jones thinks that most organizations have quite a few copies, which can use a lot of resources.
2016-09-02 (first published: 2012-08-03)
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Finding a balance between work and life away from work is hard, but one good way is with periodic vacations. Today Steve Jones notes that some people don't take their vacation, which he sees as a problem.
2016-09-01 (first published: 2012-08-20)
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This week Steve Jones argues against stored procedures. Is it a good argument or do want to stick with your stored procedures.
2016-08-30 (first published: 2012-08-13)
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Security is a complex process, one that is becoming more and more important to DBAs all the time. This week Steve Jones wants to know how security is handled for your service accounts.
2016-08-29 (first published: 2012-08-10)
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The Database Engine on the Data Platform departs for Linux. A late arrival but worthwhile, says Phil Factor.
2016-08-29
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2016-08-26
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The Australian Census was a mess, and supposedly some university students build a better version. Steve Jones comments on better coding practices.
2016-08-25
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Today Steve Jones talks about the job changes and prospects for those that manage IT systems.
2016-08-24
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I’ve often done some analysis of my year in different ways. Last year I...
By Steve Jones
This was Redgate in 2010, spread across the globe. First the EU/US Here’s Asia...
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Today is Christmas and while I do not expect anybody to actual be reading...
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