This poll asks about copies, specifically those of your databases. How many do you keep around? How much extra storage does this cost? Steve Jones thinks that most organizations have quite a few copies, which can use a lot of resources.
2016-09-02 (first published: 2012-08-03)
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Finding a balance between work and life away from work is hard, but one good way is with periodic vacations. Today Steve Jones notes that some people don't take their vacation, which he sees as a problem.
2016-09-01 (first published: 2012-08-20)
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This week Steve Jones argues against stored procedures. Is it a good argument or do want to stick with your stored procedures.
2016-08-30 (first published: 2012-08-13)
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Security is a complex process, one that is becoming more and more important to DBAs all the time. This week Steve Jones wants to know how security is handled for your service accounts.
2016-08-29 (first published: 2012-08-10)
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The Database Engine on the Data Platform departs for Linux. A late arrival but worthwhile, says Phil Factor.
2016-08-29
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2016-08-26
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The Australian Census was a mess, and supposedly some university students build a better version. Steve Jones comments on better coding practices.
2016-08-25
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Today Steve Jones talks about the job changes and prospects for those that manage IT systems.
2016-08-24
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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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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
520 reads
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