Data Loss or Downtime
This Friday Steve Jones has a DR poll. He asks what might be more important to you in a disaster and why.
2015-07-10 (first published: 2011-01-07)
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Editorials
Is the Golden Age of Information Technology Almost Over?
Andy Warren wonders if our industry is moving to a new era today.
2015-07-09
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Why Can't We Code?
Today Steve Jones talks about the ways in which we interview new developers. Are they working or do we need a new way? Should we be considering those people that have actually accomplished something?
2015-07-07 (first published: 2011-06-08)
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Is the role of the DBA really changing radically?
The term 'DBA' has been the despair of the IT industry, particularly IT recruitment, because there has been so little consensus as to what, precisely, it means. Phil Factor tries to clarify.
2015-07-06
210 reads
Half a Year
We're halfway through the 2015 year and Steve Jones has a few thoughts for you this holiday weekend.
2015-07-03
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SSMS Maturity
Announcements recently for changes in SSMS mean that the tool many of us rely on is growing up.
2015-07-02
216 reads
Training Computer Scientists
What's the best way to enter this business? Steve Jones has a few thoughts on the traditional CS degree.
2015-07-01
247 reads
The Importance of Our Work
Work is important, and it's a large part of our lives, but Steve Jones notes we need to keep things in perspective.
2015-06-30
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Not a cloud to be seen
Phil factor find much to admire in the StackOverflow architecture. It is built on SQL Server, doesn't use microservices or the cloud. It all seems a bit retro, but it manages manage 440 million queries a day, peaking at 8500 queries per second, and never even breaks into a sweat.
2015-06-29
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2015-06-29
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Blogs
The Book of Redgate: Spread across the world
By Steve Jones
This was Redgate in 2010, spread across the globe. First the EU/US Here’s Asia...
Merry Christmas
By John
Today is Christmas and while I do not expect anybody to actual be reading...
Self-Hosting a Photo Server the Whole Family Can Use
By Bert Wagner
Until recently, my family's 90,000+ photos have been hidden away in the depths of...
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Question of the Day
UNISTR Escape
In SQL Server 2025, I run this command:
SELECT UNISTR('*3041*308A*304C\3068 and good night', '*') as "A Classic";
What is returned? (assume the database has an appropriate collation)
A: 
B: 
C: 
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