Ethics
Today we have an editorial reprinted from April 3, 2006 as Steve is on vacation. Ethics are often just as bad at the top of our companies as they are at the bottom. Steve Jones comments today on how this affects IT.
2011-06-06
109 reads
Editorials
Lessons Learned Pay Off
This week Steve Jones looks at a few notes that show employers are wising up overall about certifications and the value of real world skills.
2011-06-06
152 reads
A Live Node
Today we have an editorial from March 29, 006 as Steve is on vacation. Today Steve talks about the problems of constantly being distracted and not focusing on one thing.
2011-06-03
98 reads
A Note to My Fellow Application Developers about Knowing Our Limits
Today we have a guest editorial from Chris O’Connor as Steve is on vacation. Today Chris talks about the responsibilities of application developers in safeguarding the data when there is no DBA.
2011-06-02
184 reads
The Care of Data
Security is a big concern with data, especially when there is another company involved. Steve Jones notes today that cloud vendors need to beef up their work in this area.
2011-06-01
502 reads
The Ad Hoc Change
Almost every DBA will be asked to change data in production at some point. Too often we don't have the tools to allow users to correct errors, but when you make changes, Steve Jones reminds you that you need to be careful and still have a process.
2011-05-31
235 reads
2011-05-30
75 reads
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
183 reads
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
200 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
290 reads
Blogs
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...
A New Word: Dolorblindness
By Steve Jones
dolorblindness – n. the frustration that you’ll never be able to understand another person’s...
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...
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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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