Security Leaks from Websites
No matter what we do to secure our databases, we need to be sure our applications are well written, both with secure coding, but also good information handling.
2016-08-23
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Editorials
Is Rollback Feasible for Database Changes?
Many of us would like to be sure we could rollback changes made during a deployment if they caused issues. Steve Jones notes that it might not be worth actually building those scripts in advance.
2016-08-22
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2016-08-22
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What's Your Smoke Test?
A smoke test can be a good way to ensure complex systems are working as expected after maintenance or changes.
2016-08-19
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Designing for the Public
The way that governments build software and work with data must change if we want to be more efficient.
2016-08-18
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2016-08-16
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Point-in-time data
Phil Factor explains why data detached from its temporal context often loses all meaning.
2016-08-15
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2016-08-15
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A Visit to Microsoft and SQL Server 2016
Today we have a guest editorial from Andy Warren as Steve is on vacation. Andy talks about a trip to Microsoft for the SQL Server 2016 launch.
2016-08-12
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An object lesson about what is really important
A story I heard a long time ago reminds us to choose what is really important.
2016-08-11
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Blogs
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...
Claude Code Helps Analyze Test Data Manager Log Files
By Steve Jones
I had a customer ask about analyzing their Test Data Manager (TDM) usage to...
Forums
Data Warehouse Toolkit meets Star Schema: The Complete Reference
Is there a good syllabus for reading these two together? (Yes, it's called the...
GPX distance and time analysis in SQL Server
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The DBA is Dead; Long Live the DBA
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Question of the Day
Changing the AG Listener
In SQL Server 2025, if I want to remove an IP from a listener, what do I do?
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