Innovation
This Friday Steve Jones wants to know if innovation matters in your company. And if you really enjoy working with computers and solving problems.
2012-10-12
252 reads
Editorials
Potential
We often view potential hires based on their potential and not necessarily on their experience. Today Steve Jones talks about the dangers of putting more emphasis on future, rather than past, performance.
2012-10-10
128 reads
Why SQL Server is Better Than Oracle
WARNING: This editorial contains graphic language. Viewer discretion is advised.
2012-10-09 (first published: 2007-10-04)
1,605 reads
Software is Like Building a House
One of the really classic analogies in software is that it's like building a house. You have a foundation, multiple teams, lots of contractors that specialize in something, etc. And it's an analogy that's debated as to its relevance over and over. I won't go into the correctness of this analogy, but I wanted to comment on it.
2012-10-08 (first published: 2007-10-05)
363 reads
Your Password has Failed the Test
Your data is in the public domain and as a DBA you need to be very familiar with what it is possible for the sinner to do with a handy password, and how easily that sinner can get hold of it.
2012-10-08
150 reads
Not Just At Home
There was an interesting article about how telecommuting is the secret to employee happiness and it makes some sense in today's fast-paced, highly connected world. There are a number of job surveys that list flexible hours as one of the most desired benefits.
2012-10-05 (first published: 2007-10-10)
869 reads
The Build Buy Debate
Does it make more sense for a company to build it's own software or buy a package?
2012-10-04 (first published: 2007-10-23)
216 reads
Dog Food
Should you dog food your own software? Steve Jones thinks this is a good idea if it works for your particular product.
2012-10-03 (first published: 2007-09-28)
639 reads
Remote DBAs
There's still hope for all you DBAs out there looking for a telecommuting job that allows you to work in your pajamas. Someone sent me this case study about remote DBAs and I decided to pass it along. It's a one page PDF, and it's a fluff piece to some extent for Bluewolf, a company that has outsourced IT staffing, but has a section on remote DBA work as well
2012-10-02 (first published: 2007-09-19)
1,369 reads
Challenge Yourself
Challenge yourself to find new tools and use them in your work. That's today's message from Steve Jones. (This editorial was originally published on Aug 5, 2007. It is being re-run as Steve is away on the SQL in the City US 2012 tour.)
2012-10-01
304 reads
Blogs
Git forked
Forgive me for the title. Mentally I’m 12. When I started my current day...
Setting FK Constraints in Data Modeler
By Steve Jones
One of the things a customer asked recently about Redgate Data Modeler was how...
Webinar: Navigating the Database Landscape in 2026
By Steve Jones
For a number of years, we’ve produced the State of the Database Landscape report,...
Forums
SSMS 22 Latest Update Crashing
Hi all, I've just had to roll back my SSMS 22 version from 22.3.0,...
Transactional Replication setup issue
Hi! I've been banging my head against the wall for 2 days now trying...
The Power of Data and Privacy
Comments posted to this topic are about the item The Power of Data and...
Question of the Day
What's the Date?
In SQL Server 2025, there is a new function that returns the current date without the time. What is it?
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