Breaking Down Your Work
Self-assessment and self-examination can be important in many fields, especially technology in the age of AI.
2026-03-16
112 reads
Editorials
Multiple Deployment Processes
Many organizations haven't standardized the way they deploy code to databases, even when they do so for applications. Steve has a few thoughts on this today.
2026-03-13
78 reads
A Full Shutdown
Steve used to shut down systems to upgrade them, but lately he makes changes while they're running.
2026-03-11
119 reads
Not Just an Upgrade
Choosing to upgrade isn't as simple as many of us would like. Steve has a few thoughts today on the decision to move to a new version of a database server.
2026-03-09
83 reads
Why End-User Testing Is Even More Important with AI
I don’t think I’m alone in this frustration, but it crystallized for me recently while trying to do something that should have taken less than two minutes: check in for a flight. What followed was a cascade of app switching and authentication failures. I started in my favorite travel app, moved to one airline app, […]
2026-03-07
87 reads
Writing as an Art and a Job
Steve thinks communication is a core sill for technology people, especially in the age of AI.
2026-03-06
67 reads
Rollback vs. Roll Forward
Today Steve talks about deployments and whether you should roll forward or roll back.
2026-03-04
115 reads
Detecting Issues
How do you detect issues in your systems? Testing? Monitoring? Steve Jones has a few thoughts that we should find ways to do so before our customers.
2026-03-02 (first published: 2017-03-01)
280 reads
Having a Little Fun at SQL Server Central
Steve reminisces on some of the fun times he's had at SQL Server Central.
2026-02-27
88 reads
2026-02-25
92 reads
Blogs
The Book of Redgate: Do the Right Things
By Steve Jones
I do believe that Redgate has been very customer focused since it’s inception. I’ve...
How to Connect to SQL Server When Nothing Else Works – DAC
By gbargsley
It's 2 AM. Your phone is going off. Users can't connect to the application,...
Get a Range of Sequence Values: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
I discovered a procedure recently that I wasn’t aware of: sp_sequence_get_range. This post looks...
Forums
that one limitation in replication
Hi as shown below a replication target requires a primary key. if we want...
Local Agents
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Local Agents
Detecting Deadlocks
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Detecting Deadlocks
Question of the Day
Detecting Deadlocks
By default, how often is the SQL Server Database Engine checking for deadlocks?
See possible answers