Serious Security
The password issue has Steve Jones concerned. So many of us that use computing devices don't do a good job of securing our information.
2013-01-17
134 reads
Editorials
Message Queues in Software
Steve Jones talks about Service Broker and messaging and how these techniques can help you build a more robust application.
2013-01-16
272 reads
Cramming for Interviews
Today Steve Jones talks about the questions people ask on the Internet about interviews. Are they ok? Should you cram for an interview this way?
2013-01-15
342 reads
Global Insecurities
The various security scans of 2012 reported lots of potential problems in companies. Why don't vendors make it easier for us to install and configure their software securely?
2013-01-14
79 reads
The Java Danger
This week a vulnerability in Java has prompted a large scale notice to the general public.
2013-01-14
166 reads
The Auditing Poll
Is auditing in use in your applications? Steve Jones wants to know as he thinks it will be more important in the future for most software.
2013-01-11
112 reads
A Patch Disaster
What would happen if the wrong patches were applied to your database server? The results could be a huge problem. Steve Jones reminds you to be careful with mass patches.
2013-01-10
146 reads
Statistical Protection
Statistical databases contain lots of information that can be used in a variety of ways, but it can also be abused. Steve Jones talks about some of the problems and potential solutions.
2013-01-08
113 reads
The $50,000 Laptop
The average value of a lost laptop has been found to be much more than you might expect. Steve Jones talks about a recent study.
2013-01-07
221 reads
What Counts for a DBA: Amnesia
Louis Davidson explains why DBAs often need a healthy dose of selective, enforced amnesia about the pain of previous failures.
2013-01-07
160 reads
Blogs
Houston AI-Lytics 2026–Powerpoint Slides
By Steve Jones
Thanks to everyone for attending my session on running a Local LLM. If you...
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...
GenAI vs Dashboards: Not the Same (And Never Will Be)
By James Serra
There’s a question I’ve been hearing more and more lately, especially as Copilot, Fabric,...
Forums
Warning: Could not open global shared memory to communicate with performance DLL
Hi everyone I am getting below warning when I run SSIS: Warning: 0x80049304 at...
Let's Talk Community Events!
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that one limitation in replication
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Question of the Day
Detecting Deadlocks
By default, how often is the SQL Server Database Engine checking for deadlocks?
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