Costing Cool Projects
Can you accurately determine the cost or benefit of a new, cool project up front? Steve Jones thinks not, but coming up with new projects can be a way to set yourself apart from others.
2010-12-08
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Editorials
Elections
Steve Jones found a very fascinating way that might keep elections more secure, verifiable, and also more open.
2010-12-07
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How will SSDs change SQL Server storage arrays?
If SSDs are about to make obsolete one of the major driving forces behind the development of SANs (disk latency) then how is the storage array going to change in the near future?
2010-12-06
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Speed
We are always looking for more speed from our computer systems, but are they getting faster? Steve Jones has a few comments on why this might not be the case.
2010-12-06
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Coding With Music
Today Steve Jones has a poll that asks about your work environment, and specifically what type of noise works best for you.
2010-12-03
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The Need for New Technology
Do we need new technologies to handle the large scales of complex data analysis? Steve Jones thinks SQL Server can handle the load.
2010-12-02
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Changing Jobs
Today Steve Jones talks about the reasons why you might change jobs, and the fact that you aren't alone. However be careful about changing jobs, and make an attempt to stay if you can.
2010-12-01
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Help with Performance
Performance is always one of the most important things a DBA can learn to deal with. It's also one of the more nebulous arts to learn. Today Steve Jones shares some thoughts on how we might better help people learn.
2010-11-30
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Ready for Inspection
Today we have a guest editorial from Andy Warren. Are you ready for an inspection at work? Are you really running your environment in a way that would make you proud? Andy has some thoughts about sticking to your policies and procedures.
2010-11-29
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When a Dogma has had its' day
Phil points out that the SQL Server community has a role to play in making sure that the wisdom of SQL Server Pundits is regularly tested and challenged.
2010-11-29
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Blogs
Down the Rabbit Hole: Dealing with Ad-Hoc Data Requests
By Rayis Imayev
"But I don’t want to go among mad people," Alice remarked."Oh, you can’t help...
Adding a Local Model to Ollama through the GUI
By Steve Jones
I saw some good reviews of the small gemma3 model in a few places...
Connect resiliently to SQL Server
Why you should connect resiliently to SQL Server Transient failures happen — in the cloud...
Forums
Some query values change when query is run but not others. Why?
Hi everyone I have a 1000 line SQL query that is too long to...
using different credentials when debugging ssis
hi, now and then i want one connection in my ssis pkgs to use...
AlwaysON health check alerts
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