The Journey to Change
Many of us have a journey, either to SQL Server, or in today's world of many databases, perhaps away from SQL Server. Steve looks at his, and another's, journies.
2024-03-29
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Editorials
The Cloud Database Cost Analysis
Managing costs in the cloud is something many companies are concerned about. Today Steve thinks that technical people will bear more responsibility for this in the future.
2024-03-27
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Another View of DevOps
Steve does a lot of work with teams trying to adopt DevOps, and today has another description of what this can mean for your team.
2024-03-25
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Auto Renew Subscriptions
Reserved resources in Azure can auto renew now, but Steve isn't sure if that makes our jobs easier.
2024-03-23
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An Experimental Mindset
Steve wonders how many of you have an experimental mindset. He finds those that embrace this do better in their careers.
2024-03-22
171 reads
Re-platforming
Sometimes you need to completely change your software, perhaps on a new platform. Steve has a few thoughts on this drastic action.
2024-03-20
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Protecting Off Hours
There is new legislation in Australia that is supposed to allow employees to ignore messages outside of working hours. Steve has a few thoughts on how he balances his workload.
2024-03-18
191 reads
Give It Away
Tech conference season is in full swing, and it’s only the middle of March. Between Grant, Steve, and I, we’ve attended or presented at about 10 events so far. And within my community of developers and database folks, I’ve seen pictures and posts of many more. As I’ve said a few times in previous editorials, […]
2024-03-17
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Growing Skills at Work
We all need to grow our skills at work. It can be challenging, but we can find ways, as well as advocate to management that resources are needed.
2024-03-15
190 reads
Navigating the Database Landscape
Today Steve has a few thoughts on his keynote topic today at the Redgate Summit.
2024-03-13
168 reads
Blogs
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Question of the Day
Vector Datatype Dimensions
The new vector datatype in SQL Server 2025 requires a number dimension parameter. What is the maximum number of dimensions supported?
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