NoSQL Complaints
One NoSQL database is not necessarily like another. Steve Jones notes that some of the complaints out there will likely be easily overcome.
2015-11-30
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Editorials
2015-11-27
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Just Say No
Steve Jones reminds us that we must manage our time, and learn to do so despite the demands placed on us.
2015-11-25
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The Biggest Data Breach (For Now)
JP Morgan suffers the largest data breach for a financial institution, but Steve Jones doesn't think this record will stand for long.
2015-11-24
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2015-11-23
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Early Adopters
Today we have a guest editorial from Andy Warren that looks at those that run software early in its lifecycle.
2015-11-20
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Shrinking the Budget
Most DBAs don't get involved with budgets at work, but we are affected by them. Steve notes you might want to understand how budgets work.
2015-11-19
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Relational By Default
Should we consider the relational model the default and only after having a good reason look at a NoSQL platform? Steve Jones has a few comments.
2015-11-18
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Private Data
The laws and morals regarding privacy aren't well defined, but Microsoft is making a stand.
2015-11-17
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Mind your Database Ps and Qs
Louis Davidson explains why a little database courtesy goes a long way.
2015-11-16
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Blogs
Methodology for dealing with bad data in production
By Brian Kelley
Pinal Dave wrote up his methodology for what to do when you discover bad...
How to Provision an Azure SQL Database
Aside from spinning up a SQL Server instance container, the free Azure SQL Database...
Claude finds two cryptographic weaknesses (but the sky isn’t falling)
By Brian Kelley
If you haven't seen the announcement, Anthropic was able to utilize Claude (Mythos Preview)...
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BIT_COUNT() IV
In SQL Server 2025, I run this code:
select bit_count('A')
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