Would You Rather Work for a Strong or Weak Manager?
Today we have a guest editorial from Andy Warren. Andy asks if you prefer to have a strong manager or weak one, and why.
2011-08-26
178 reads
Editorials
Keep Data Forever
Today Steve Jones talks about some of the issues with keeping data around a long time and a new archival medium.
2011-08-25
194 reads
Pop Tarts and Hurricanes
Today Steve Jones talks about the relation between hurricanes and poptarts, and why you should be working on your T-SQL skills.
2011-08-24
149 reads
The Talent Crunch
There seems to be no shortage of IT jobs in the US, and Steve Jones reminds us that the shortage is for talented workers, not just workers.
2011-08-23
466 reads
Devil's Advocate
With the one hand, Chris applauds the outstanding work of the SQL Server community, and tentatively raises the other to ask if we're on the cusp of a chance.
2011-08-22
117 reads
Virtual Security
As more and more companies move to virtualized servers, security should be on their minds. Steve Jones talks about that changes that you should consider.
2011-08-22
116 reads
A Flock of SQL Servers
Do you want to integrate Twitter with your database server? Steve Jones asks the question this week.
2011-08-19
123 reads
Benefits
Benefits for workers seem to be on the decline. Steve Jones talks about the issue, which might be something you give more weight to when choosing your next job.
2011-08-17
137 reads
Going Big with SSDs
Solid State Drives are becoming more commonplace in database systems. eBay and Facebook have implemented large SSD systems in their environments. Steve Jones thinks DBAs should be learning more about how SSDs affect SQL Server.
2011-08-16
242 reads
Back to Basics
This week Steve Jones reminds us that the basic skills we may take for granted might need some refreshing or updating.
2011-08-15
321 reads
Blogs
PASS: Quantum Computing Slides
By Brian Kelley
If you're an attendee at the PASS Data Community Summit this year, there are...
A New Word: Dead Reckoning
By Steve Jones
dead reckoning– v. intr. finding yourself bothered by somebody’s death more than you would...
PASS Data Community Summit 2025 Slides and Code
By alevyinroc
Thank you for attending my PASS Summit 2025 session Answering the Auditor’s Call with...
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Getting the Schema for Tables
What happens when I run this on SQL Server 2022 in the AdventureWorks2022 database?
SELECT OBJECT_DEFINITION (OBJECT_ID(N'Person.Person')) AS [Object Definition]; GOSee possible answers