What do you do when you inherit a mess at work?
I have seen three common responses to database messes. My favorite is nuclear.
2016-12-06
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Editorials
2016-12-05
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First Class Jobs
This week Steve Jones examines the idea of making jobs in SQL Server, first class citizens.
2016-12-02
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Learn to Earn
Learning more about your craft can translate into more earnings, but it won't be easy.
2016-12-01
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The Pressure to Compromise Ethics
There are always people that ask workers to deceive, defraud, or mislead customers. This is true for software developers as well.
2016-11-30
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Finally, Create or Alter
Today Steve Jones looks at the CREATE OR ALTER syntax, added in SQL Server 2016 SP1.
2016-11-29
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Hire the Right People
Today Steve Jones discusses the need to hire the people to do the tasks we need done, not the position we filled.
2016-11-28
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Online T-SQL Scripts and Copyright
The issue of copyright for online scripts is a grey area. If a script is published without any form of copyright notice, most people assume that it is freely available for reuse. It's not necessarily the case.
2016-11-25 (first published: 2009-04-20)
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2016-11-24
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Monitor All the Changes
Today Steve Jones looks at the potential downfalls of monitoring every change without lots of filtering.
2016-11-22
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Blogs
Fighting Procrastination?
By Brian Kelley
Here is another short video (~ 15 minutes). This is by the author of...
A Fun Prize at the PASS Data Community Summit
By Steve Jones
I had a briefing for the 2026 PASS Data Community Summit, which is just...
How to Measure AI Value: A 6-Branch AI Maturity Model for Use Cases and Agents
Your AI is busy. But do you know what it's worth? Most companies can...
Forums
Inventory Snapshot for missing Period
Hello, We maintain an inventory table that captures monthly snapshots of item inventory levels....
Azure SQL Hyperscale Unveiled
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What is the worst part about existing monitoring solutions?
Hi. What is the most difficult aspect of using monitoring software like idera, redgate,...
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