Code Scanning
Today Steve Jones talks about code scanning and the analysis that tools can do for us today.
2012-03-05
200 reads
Editorials
Data Compression Double Take
A lot has been written about the potential performance benefits of SQL Server data compression; but hard performance data? Not so much.
2012-03-05
267,356 reads
High Availability Upgrades
Today Steve Jones has a poll about the new AlwaysOn feature in SQL Server 2012. Is it worth the upgrade for your company?
2012-03-02
265 reads
Data Compression Double Take
A lot has been written about the potential performance benefits of SQL Server data compression; but hard performance data? Not so much.
2012-03-01
340 reads
Use the 4th Dimension
Today Steve Jones talks about the conflicting demands of home and work and how you can reconcile the requirements of both.
2012-03-01
199 reads
The Cloud is good for your career
Is the cloud good for your career? Steve Jones thinks so, and gives you a few reasons you might want to learn more about it.
2012-02-29
268 reads
Taking a Sabbatical
Today we have a guest editorial from Andy Warren as Steve is on vacation. Today Andy discusses sabbaticals, and a change in his life.
2012-02-28
160 reads
Call That a Database? This is a Database.
If only the English language had a range of words to describe all the different types of database, there would be so much less confusion in the industry.
2012-02-27
280 reads
The Power of Hadoop
Hadoop is an open source framework for working with data, and one that Microsoft has adopted. Is it worth using in your environment? Steve Jones thinks you should investigate it.
2012-02-27
793 reads
A Break from Databases
A Friday poll that's a break from work, and should be a bit of fun. Today Steve Jones asks about movies, and what's been interesting from the last year.
2012-02-24
163 reads
Blogs
Questions and Answers from Running a Local LLM
By Steve Jones
I had a few random questions from my Running a Local LLM on Your...
Overview of Claude AI Models: Which One to Choose?
By Arun Sirpal
For those entering the AI space whether professionally or personally I wanted to give...
Houston AI-Lytics 2026–Powerpoint Slides
By Steve Jones
Thanks to everyone for attending my session on running a Local LLM. If you...
Forums
SSIS package failing intermittently on last Excel Component
Good Afternoon, I have a Job which "fires" off an SSIS package (that is...
T-SQL in SQL Server 2025: JSON_ARRAYAGG
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Spring Connections and Learning at PASS On Tour
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