Fuzzy Processing
There are times when you don't want to get exact mathematical calculations in data processing, and Steve Jones talks about one of them today.
2016-07-07
116 reads
Editorials
The Bad Data Shutdown
Not more hacking, but rather a data error in some cars is disturbing to Steve Jones.
2016-07-05
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2016-07-04
81 reads
An example of how networking netted a new job
Today we have a guest editorial as Steve is away on vacation. You often hear about how important it is to network. This is a story of how my network helped me get a new job.
2016-07-01
94 reads
Monitoring and Alerting
Knowing what is happening on your systems, and being told when a system is not behaving normally is very important for administrators. Steve Jones has a few thoughts on monitoring today.
2016-06-30
254 reads
Email or Username
One of the things that can be an issue in database design is the data used to identify a user.
2016-06-29
116 reads
Democratic Data Science
Data science is hot now, but work is being done to use the power of software to handle some of the grunt work with data analysis problems.
2016-06-28
94 reads
DevOps and Security
Are DevOps and security diametrically opposed? An interesting pieces says no, and Steve Jones comments.
2016-06-27
77 reads
SQL Server 2016 is Out and It's Fabulous!
On the First of June, SQL Server 2016 was officially released. While it is still early days to measure the full impact of the release, the one thing that is exceedingly clear is that this is a very successful software release. There have been very few complaints online beyond the standard heard during any upgrade: […]
2016-06-27
160 reads
Have You Designed a Database from Scratch?
An interesting question from Steve Jones today, asking what is your experience with designing databases.
2016-06-24
183 reads
Blogs
A bespoke reporting solution doesn’t have to cost the earth
By ChrisJenkins
You could be tolerating limited reporting because there isn’t an off the shelf solution...
Presenting with Visual Studio Code
A while back I wrote a quick post on setting up key mappings in...
Advice I Like: In 100 Years
By Steve Jones
In 100 years a lot of what we take to be true now will...
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Question of the Day
Lots of FKs
In SQL Server 2025, what are the most outgoing and incoming FK references a table can have?
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