2016-03-07
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Editorials
Testing times with SMO
SMO gives every appearance of being a great example of over-reliance on automated testing at the expense of manual exploratory testing.
2016-03-07
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Spousal Surcharges
Today we have a guest editorial from Andy Warren that examines the costs of family at work.
2016-03-04
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Open is Not Necessarily More Secure
Just because we can view the source code for software doesn't mean it is more secure.
2016-03-03
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Learning from Microsoft
Microsoft has changed their engineering to do amazing things in the cloud, especially with SQL Server. We could all learn from this.
2016-03-01
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IDEs sweet but beguiling
IDEs are wonderful, but tend to lull you out of the good habits of thinking up front about how the code you write will be monitored and tested. So argues Phil Factor.
2016-02-29
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The Dangers of Algorithms
How we implement algorithms can change the way the world works with our software. Steve Jones wonders if we should be disclosing the algorithms themselves.
2016-02-29
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2016-02-26
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2016-02-25
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2016-02-23
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Blogs
Troubleshooting SQL Server – Starting with the Error Log
By gbargsley
We’ve all been there. Someone walks up and asks, “Is SQL Server having issues?”...
From OLTP to Analytics: Bridging the Gap with Modern SQL Architectures
By Chris Yates
In the beginning, there was OLTP – Online Transaction Processing. Fast, reliable, and ruthlessly...
Free Online Sessions – Building the €100 DWH and Indexing for Dummies
I’m giving two online sessions soon on virtual events that are free to attend....
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Question of the Day
Tables with a SPARSE Column and Consumption
True or False: Tables with a SPARSE column consume more space than regular columns if most values are NOT NULL.
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