Treat the Database like Code
Steve Jones reminds us that our databases contain code, and as such, they ought to be under some type of version control.
2012-04-05
218 reads
Editorials
My Little Friend
Today Steve Jones talks about his favorite feature in SSMS 2012 and why everyone should use it.
2012-04-04
626 reads
Too Many Bricks, Too Much Data
Too much data can be as much of a problem as too little. Today Steve Jones talks about some problems that we have in working with lots of data and how we might address the issues. Those that do well, will succeed in the future.
2012-04-03
192 reads
Replace existing Database? JFDI!
Tony Davis argues that the WITH REPLACE option of the RESTORE DATABASE command is a case where the naming of the option masks its true "JFDI" nature…
2012-04-02
153 reads
Skipping April Fools
No April Fool's jokes from SQLServerCentral this year and Steve explains why today.
2012-04-02
281 reads
Backup and Restore
Today's editorial was originally published on May 13, 2007. It is being re-run as Steve is at SQL Server Connections. Today Steve Jones talks about the need to train yourself, just like people in other professions.
2012-03-30
212 reads
The Mechanical Turk
Today's editorial was originally published on Apr 17, 2007. It is being re-run as Steve is at SQL Server Connections. Today Steve talks about the Mechanical Turk process at Amazon.
2012-03-29
222 reads
Is Computer Science Dead?
Today's editorial was originally published on Apr 27, 2007. It is being re-run as Steve is at SQL Server Connections. Today Steve talks programming.
2012-03-28
372 reads
Vendor Selection
Today's editorial was originally published on Apr 29, 2007. It is being re-run as Steve is at SQL Server Connections. Today Steve Jones talks about purchasing software.
2012-03-27
72 reads
Make Meetings Fun
Today we have a guest editorial from Andy Warren as Steve Jones is at SQL Server Connections. Today Andy talks about how we can make those dreaded daily events, meetings, better.
2012-03-26
161 reads
Blogs
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,...
Claude AI Convinced Me Not to Build an iPad App
By Steve Jones
I coach volleyball and I do a lot of stat stuff on paper. I...
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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