Email In The Bathroom: Not A Universal Good
Here are some fine, affordable products to completely destroy your work-life balance.
2015-04-27
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Editorials
Your Role Is Changing
The DBA role is changing with the growth of DevOps as a way to better build software in an organization.
2015-04-23
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Security Through Chaos
A company Steve Jones knows uses a diverse network infrastructure to help provide security.
2015-04-22
108 reads
Sweeping out SQL Server 2005
Tony Davis on why the dusty corners of many organizations still hide numerous SQL 2005 instances.
2015-04-20
139 reads
QA for Data
Often DBAs and developers might make quick data changes to correct user problems or application shortfalls. Steve Jones notes that we can make mistakes, and perhaps we should ensure we QA, or at least log, our changes.
2015-04-16
145 reads
Don't exaggerate the difficulties of the RDBMS
Phil Factor argues that in learning about relational databases such as SQL Server, we should encourage people to "break a few pots".
2015-04-13
149 reads
Pre-built or Ad Hoc
Steve Jones talks about the ad hoc nature of some NoSQL databases and whether that's something that most users want.
2015-04-13
147 reads
Kanban
Steve Jones talks about organizing and tracking work with kanban and how that might help you.
2015-04-07
320 reads
The Devil's in the Details
This week Steve Jones notes that the little details can sometimes have a big impact in your code.
2015-04-06
143 reads
Your Cloud Held Hostage – Could It Happen?
Today's guest editorial by Andy Warren is more of a movie plot than reality, but perhaps it's worth considering.
2015-04-06
129 reads
Blogs
A New Word: Anderance
By Steve Jones
anderance – n. the awareness that your partner perceives the relationship from a totally...
Troubleshooting SQL Server – Starting with the Error Log
By gbargsley
We’ve all been there. Someone walks up and asks, “Is SQL Server having issues?”...
From OLTP to Analytics: Bridging the Gap with Modern SQL Architectures
By Chris Yates
In the beginning, there was OLTP – Online Transaction Processing. Fast, reliable, and ruthlessly...
Forums
Work out closing balance using opening balance of prior month
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The Security of Old Tech
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Tables with a SPARSE Column and Consumption
True or False: Tables with a SPARSE column consume more space than regular columns if most values are NOT NULL.
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