The Design Investment
How much of an investment should you make in learning design? Steve Jones talks about why we should learn how to do it right.
2015-03-11 (first published: 2010-09-29)
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Editorials
Limitations of MongoDb
This article looks at two critical limitations suffered by MongoDb compared with SQL Server.
2015-03-10
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Don’t Understand? You’re About to Learn Something
Learning opportunities abound, but they can be stressful, as shown in today's guest editorial.
2015-03-09
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Fifty Words for Databases
Phil wonders whether it is our poor vocabulary about databases that has lead to the failure of developers and Operations people to understand each other on the topic of deployment.
2015-03-09
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Upgrade and Refresh, or Not?
Today we have a guest editorial from Andy Warren that looks at the upgrade cycle and how that affects our jobs.
2015-03-06
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Measuring Career Growth
A guest editorial from Tim Mitchell today looks at keeping track of what we have done in our careers, and the value that it gives us.
2015-03-05 (first published: 2010-10-01)
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2015-03-04
576 reads
Pier to Pier Replication on Frozen Lake Erie
In a guest post, Rodney Landrum ponders the gaps in his DBA experience at the edge of Lake Erie.
2015-03-02
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The Express Choice
This week Steve Jones wonders if you'd be willing to use Express edition in production situations.
2015-02-27
151 reads
Building Small Habits
Today Steve Jones talks about development, and finding ways to make small changes that improve your code.
2015-02-26
218 reads
Blogs
Fighting Procrastination?
By Brian Kelley
Here is another short video (~ 15 minutes). This is by the author of...
A Fun Prize at the PASS Data Community Summit
By Steve Jones
I had a briefing for the 2026 PASS Data Community Summit, which is just...
How to Measure AI Value: A 6-Branch AI Maturity Model for Use Cases and Agents
Your AI is busy. But do you know what it's worth? Most companies can...
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SQL Server 2025 Server-level Roles
In SQL Server 2022+, what does the ##MS_DatabaseConnector## role allow?
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