Bogging Down in the Minutia of Minutes
Rodney Landrum gets lost in the fourth dimension, while coding the infinite possible combinations of SQL Server dates and times.
2016-02-01
82 reads
Editorials
What is the True Version of Code?
What version of your code is the true one? Steve Jones talks some version control today.
2016-02-01
192 reads
Training at the Top
Today Steve Jones looks at security training and the need for understanding from upper management.
2016-01-28
96 reads
DeveloperBall
Steve Jones looks at the challenges of putting a team together of wildly different skill levels.
2016-01-26
119 reads
Crafting Your Resume
Today Steve Jones talks about how you can present yourself better within the confines of a resume.
2016-01-25
190 reads
The Market
This Friday Steve Jones asks about the market price for your skills. Do you know what it is?
2016-01-22 (first published: 2011-07-22)
336 reads
Design a Better SQL Server Pricing Model
Today we have a guest editorial from Andy Warren that talks about SQL Server the no one's favorite topic: licensing.
2016-01-21
170 reads
Hard Data v Gut Feel
Data is more important than gut feel, or at least, Steve Jones thinks it should be more important. Today he talks about using data to support decisions.
2016-01-20 (first published: 2012-07-10)
244 reads
The DBA Tax
Are you a DBA tax on your company? Or an asset that's worth the cost. Steve Jones talks about trying to be the latter and not the former.
2016-01-19 (first published: 2012-07-09)
474 reads
Security Convenience
Security is always a hot topic, and Steve Jones notes that we should be specific when we work with security.
2016-01-15
136 reads
Blogs
March 2026 SQL Server Security Updates
By Brian Kelley
On Patch Tuesday, in addition to OS and Office security patches, Microsoft also released...
How Fabric Mirroring Transformed with SQL Server 2025
When mirroring was first released for Azure SQL Database, it used Change Data Capture...
The DIY Cost of Masking Test Data For Smaller Organizations
By Steve Jones
One of the things I’ve tried hard to do in database development situations if...
Forums
XACT_ABORT being set to ON by web services
We have two "identical" instances of an ASP.NET web service (or so I have...
OPENQUERY Flexibility
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A Full Shutdown
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OPENQUERY Flexibility
Which of these are valid OPENQUERY() uses?
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