2016-03-28
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Editorials
Protecting sa
Today Steve Jones talks about the issues with the sa account, and how you might protect this on all your instances.
2016-03-25
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Do Less
One way to make code run faster is to have less of it. Or ensure the code you have does less work.
2016-03-24
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2016-03-22
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On-Time, or Not
Today we have a guest editorial from Andy Warren that looks at the respect, understanding and compromise we might make with each other.
2016-03-21
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The New Men of IT
According to the New Men of IT, the industry changes so frequently that experience and qualifications quickly become obsolete and irrelevant. The argument won't wash with Phil Factor.
2016-03-21
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BYOD
In the future we may be required to bring our own devices to work. Does that make sense? Would you want to get an allowance and purchase your own laptop?
2016-03-18 (first published: 2012-01-18)
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2016-03-17
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The Math on Automation
Is it worth automating things? Many people say yes, but Steve Jones says it isn't just about time saved.
2016-03-16
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SQL Server on Linux
There was an announcement last week that SQL Server can run on Linux. And it's coming next year.
2016-03-15
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Blogs
Are you getting value from your reporting?
By ChrisJenkins
Do you spend so long manipulating your data into something vaguely useful that you...
The Book of Redgate: SQL Server Central
By Steve Jones
It was neat to stumble on this in the book, a piece by me,...
Git forked
Forgive me for the title. Mentally I’m 12. When I started my current day...
Forums
Microsoft Security Changes and SQL Server
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Expanding into Print
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Downtime Caused by the Postgres Transaction ID Wraparound Problem
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Question of the Day
The String Distance I
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('Steve', 'Stan')
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