The Loss of Trust
The news about NSA spying keeps coming out, and apparently includes corporate communications as well.
2013-09-09
286 reads
Editorials
Developer Pressure
As we ask developers to deliver software quicker, are we helping improve the quality of software? Steve Jones asks the question today.
2013-09-06
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Good and Bad Interview Questions
Are there good and bad interview questions? Are there some you prefer or hate? Steve Jones comments on some of the strange ones out there and how hiring is changing.
2013-09-05
429 reads
It's not you; it's us
The announcement that the MCM program was being discontinued brings us a few thoughts from Gail Shaw, one of the 0.08% to achieve the certification.
2013-09-04
632 reads
Sensor Data
The availability of cheap sensors brings with it lots of possibilities and concerns. However there is one certainty: more data.
2013-09-03
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2013-09-02
87 reads
What Counts for a DBA: Patience
Technical debt is frustrating but dealing with it requires patience. Louis Davidson explains why.
2013-09-02
140 reads
Great IT Shops
Do you work in a great IT shop? Steve Jones talks about some of the things that make one and wonders if you feel you work at a great company.
2013-08-30 (first published: 2009-01-07)
361 reads
The Value of Your Time
DBAs are expensive, so isn't their time valuable? Are you aware of what you cost the company and use your time wisely? Steve Jones talks a bit about how to choose on what you should be working.
2013-08-29 (first published: 2009-02-18)
329 reads
Stunned
The comment from one person has Steve Jones stunned today. He discusses the value of diversity and what we can do in the community.
2013-08-28
1,099 reads
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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