The Evolving DBA
The job of the DBA is constantly evolving, but one thing has always been critical: access to data.
2015-07-23
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Editorials
There Are Always Constraints
We must learn to deal with the reality of our situation, along with the limitations.
2015-07-21
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Are DacPacs ready for prime-time?
DacPacs have been around for a while but DBAs have not, in the past, taken them particularly seriously. Is it time to get involved and influence the way the technology develops?
2015-07-20
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Presenting Data
One important skill is for the DBA or developer of the future is being sure they can present data to clients in a way they can use it.
2015-07-20
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Would You Pay To Wear Jeans?
For this Friday, Andy Warren asks if you would pay to change your wardrobe for work.
2015-07-17
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Continuous Delivery In Real Life
Everyone wants to know who is actually using Continuous Deliver for their software. Today Steve Jones has a prominent example.
2015-07-16
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2015-07-15
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Data or Experience
Is it more imortant to use the data or your experience? Does one have more weight than the other?
2015-07-14
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2015-07-13
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Trust People
Steve Jones thinks that we are not doing a great job of harnessing the brain power of our entire teams.
2015-07-13 (first published: 2011-01-06)
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Blogs
A New Word: Dolorblindness
By Steve Jones
dolorblindness – n. the frustration that you’ll never be able to understand another person’s...
Claude Code Helps Analyze Test Data Manager Log Files
By Steve Jones
I had a customer ask about analyzing their Test Data Manager (TDM) usage to...
PowerPoint to HTML with Claude AI
By Steve Jones
I had an idea for an animated view of a sales tool, and started...
Forums
Optimism Without Illusion or Why AI Needs Blunt Technologists
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Optimism Without Illusion or Why...
SSIS with VS2022 64/32 issue with Excel files
Hi all, I'm trying to do classic scenario for loading multiple Excel files into...
Case part is sloooooow
Hi So the case statement is slowing this down - but for the life...
Question of the Day
The String Distance I
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('tim', 'tom')
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