The Backup Passwords
Today Steve Jones asks how you handle those passwords across time for backups in this week's Friday poll.
2011-05-27
179 reads
Editorials
Greed Is Good (for IT)
Can greedy executives be good for IT? Steve Jones thinks so and gives us a few reasons today.
2011-05-26
193 reads
Treat People Like People
Steve Jones thinks that the Millennials have the right approach to work. There are many things that are more important than money.
2011-05-25
284 reads
Hints Are Not Always Better
This week Steve Jones reminds us that improving performance in T-SQL is not always obvious. Those little nuggets of knowledge can be very handy, which is why you should be regularly looking to acquire more of them.
2011-05-23
175 reads
Negotiating Your Raise Before Your Annual Review
Today we have a guest editorial from Andy Warren. Andy talks about your annual review and how you might want to think about negotiating for a raise in advance.
2011-05-23
188 reads
Which Bugs Do You Find?
This Friday Steve Jones wonders what types of bugs you find in software. Are there more prevalent because of design or coding?
2011-05-20
133 reads
The Three Percent Difference
Today we have a guest editorial from Andy Warren. Most people get an annual review that determines what their salary change might be for the next year. Does 3% make a difference? Andy Warren asks the question today.
2011-05-19
264 reads
Stalking the Bad Guys
What do yo do if you find malicious code in your system? Delete it? Steve Jones suggests that a honeypot might be a better idea.
2011-05-18
175 reads
Working Long or Working Hard?
Would you rather work longer hours or tackle harder work? Steve Jones comments today on a recent post by Seth Godin. The answer as to what most people prefer might surprise you.
2011-05-17
278 reads
Competing with an MBA
If you are looking to move into management, do you need an MBA? It's nice, but Steve Jones notes that many people are realizing that an MBA doesn't necessarily prepare you to manage other people or lead them in a company.
2011-05-16
215 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