Not So Unbreakable
Oracle touted its database software as unbreakable, but many security researchers think the company is not spending enough effort on security. Steve Jones has a few comments.
2011-12-08
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Editorials
Sharing Your Database Server
Is is time to consider sharing your database server with other applications? Steve Jones thinks with today's powerful servers and changes to licensing, this might make sense.
2011-12-07
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Layers of Security
A good security scheme will contain many layers. Today Steve Jones talks about one of those: good habits.
2011-12-06
181 reads
Not having TDE in all editions is stupid
Transparent Data Encryption is only available in Enterprise Edition and above. Steve Jones thinks that's a mistake.
2011-12-05
120 reads
A Welcome Intruder
This Friday Steve Jones asked about penetration testing of your security. Have any of you ever tested your systems?
2011-12-02
116 reads
Fast Migrations
Virtualization is an important technology for anyone working with servers, and as vendors look to improve the performance of their hypervisors, this technology might be more important for data professionals to understand.
2011-12-01
134 reads
A Refreshing Break
Steve Jones talks about his recent vacation break and one change that made it a huge success.
2011-11-30
121 reads
Thinking Time
Do you get time to stop and think, without being pressured to solve a specific problem? Steve Jones notes that it's important to get that creative time to grow and produce better work.
2011-11-29
222 reads
Little Love Lost for SMO
SMO is a very useful way of automating a wide range of routine database jobs, but Phil Factor laments Microsoft's apparent ambivalence towards the technology, including a lack of anything remotely resembling adequate documentation.
2011-11-28
213 reads
Stress – It’s Not Fair
Today we have a guest editorial from Andy Warren that looks at stress and how it impacts your job. He offers a few ways that you might better deal with it as well.
2011-11-28
217 reads
Blogs
PostgreSQL: Diagnosing and Fixing a Sequential Scan with No Filter Predicate
A sequential scan is not always a problem — PostgreSQL's planner often chooses one...
Giving AI Agents Visibility Into SQL Server with MCP
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about what it actually takes to make an...
The Book of Redgate: Profits
By Steve Jones
Redgate is a for-profit company. We look to make money by building and selling...
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