2022-12-24
77 reads
Editorials
Cloud First Software
Many software packages are moving to the cloud, but Steve doesn't like to see this without some ability to extract data.
2022-12-23 (first published: 2022-11-30)
120 reads
Improving Skills at Work
A large part of the success I've had in my career has come from growing my skills, both technical and soft, throughout the years. I've always been driven to learn more and improve my ability to accomplish the tasks I've been assigned. Or those that I've sought out and tackled. A little initiative has been […]
2022-12-23 (first published: 2022-12-17)
196 reads
Investing in Another's Career
Would you invest in someone else's career? An actual investment? Would you sell shares in yourself? Steve talks about this today.
2022-12-23 (first published: 2022-11-28)
95 reads
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays 2022
This weekend is Christmas, and likely many of you are not working hard today and will enjoy a long weekend until Tuesday. There are many other holidays at this time of year as well, and I hope you are enjoying the season with loved ones. I want to take a moment to wish everyone a […]
2022-12-23
51 reads
CPU Upgrades
Does your database server need an upgrade? Steve notes that you might learn a bit about the best hardware to ensure a good ROI. Even if you wouldn't make a change for your own desktop machine.
2022-12-21
131 reads
Are You Still Using Portable Drives?
Steve realizes that he doesn't use physical storage anymore for transferring data.
2022-12-19 (first published: 2022-12-16)
147 reads
Upgrading SQL Server Central
It's time to look at an instance upgrade for SQL Server Central. Or is it? Steve shares some thoughts about the process and decision making.
2022-12-14
288 reads
The Time Thieves
Learning to efficiently manage time in a team is hard. Steve has a few ideas today, based on a book.
2022-12-12
149 reads
Poking the Bear
If you're an experienced, knowledgeable, seasoned (I won't say old), SQL Server data professional, and you choose to use Trace Events (Profiler), more power to you. That's it. That's all I have to say. Do what you think best. I'm never, ever (again), going to second guess you. Further, my apologies for ever having done […]
2022-12-10
161 reads
Blogs
Daily Coping 26 Jan 2023
By Steve Jones
Today’s coping tip is to focus on what’s good, even if today feels tough....
Working With Tags in FlashArray using PowerShell
Introduction Purity is the operating environment that runs Pure Storage products like FlashArray and...
Using SQL Data Compare from the Command Line with a Project
By Steve Jones
SQL Data Compare (SDC) is a great way to sync data among tables. It’s...
Forums
SQL Table Issue
Hi everyone, In below code I am creating a table and inserting some english...
Backup Log Init run again by mistake manually.
backup log to int run every hour. If a log init backup is run...
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