Password Insecurities
Tony Davis argues that the Standards and best practices exist to avoid being hacked, but implementing them requires time and investment and often there simply doesn't seem to be the will to do it.
2012-11-26
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Editorials
Review Your Indexing
Today Steve Jones reminds us that we should analyze and re-evalute our indexing strategy on a regular basis.
2012-11-26
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The SQL Server Pro Awards
Phil Factor is pleasantly surprised by the SQL Server Pro awards, and talks about the thinking behind Down Tools Week.
2012-11-23
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2012-11-22
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The Small Print
In today's guest editorial, Phil Factor issues a stark warning against cunning salesmen and hidden costs in cloud computing.
2012-11-21
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A Tool for the Job
Phil Factor is puzzled by reading how difficult a relatrional database is to use for certain tasks.
2012-11-20
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Human Power
It's incredible what humans can accomplish when they work on a problem with passion. This editorial was originally published on Mar 20, 2008. It is being re-run as Steve is on vacation.
2012-11-19 (first published: 2008-03-20)
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SSD Lifetimes
This week Steve Jones looks at the expected lifetimes of SSDs and finds one that might be a nice upgrade for your system.
2012-11-19
250 reads
The Cost of Storage
As DBAs we constantly need more storage, but do we know what the impact or cost of this storage is to our employers? Answer this week's poll.
2012-11-16
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Failure Lessons
Steve Jones would like to see more disclosure about what works and doesn't work when deploying new systems and software.
2012-11-15
121 reads
Blogs
Unused Indexes in SQL Server: Find them, vet them, and drop them safely
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T-SQL Tuesday #191 Round Up
By Steve Jones
I hosted this month, late as it turns out, but we still had a...
Come See Me at the PASS Data Community Summit
By Brian Kelley
I'm speaking on Quantum Computing at the PASS Data Community Summit. It's scheduled for...
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