The Spring Semester
SQL University is kicking off their spring semester, and Steve Jones is looking to motivate you to participate.
2011-01-17
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Editorials
Scaling Up
Would you want to manage a VLDB? Or write the code for an application that uses one? This Friday Steve Jones asks the question of you.
2011-01-14
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Operating in Failure
Today we have an editorial from Sept 25, 2005 being republished as Steve is on vacation. This one talks about the need to expect failure in our systems and code for it.
2011-01-13
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The Importance of My Cloud Data
Steve Jones likes the cloud, but doesn't necessarily trust it. After a recent Hotmail outage, he outlines a potential issue that he sees with cloud computing.
2011-01-12
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NoSQL Basics
Today Steve Jones talks about NOSQL and why it might be important for SQL Server DBAs to understand more about it and be able to talk about when it is appropriate to use.
2011-01-11
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RAID 5 and SQL Server
Given that disk storage has come down substantially in price over recent years, will RAID 5 continue to be relevant as a storage configuration for databases?
2011-01-10
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In Case of Breach
Do you know what to do in case of a data breach? Steve Jones talks about the importance of having a "runbook" for security that covers the same types of things you might need to know for disaster recovery.
2011-01-05
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Welcome to 2011
After the holidays, Steve Jones welcomes everyone in the SQLServerCentral community to the new year and talks about goals and your career.
2011-01-04
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Being Careful with Power
It's good to be careful with your power consumption, especially as the power cost of computing continues to grow. However with your SQL Server, you don't want to be too careful, as Steve Jones notes.
2011-01-03
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Clouds Are In our Future
Today we have a guest editorial from Andy Warren looking at the future of cloud computing and SQL Server.
2011-01-03
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Blogs
March 2026 SQL Server Security Updates
By Brian Kelley
On Patch Tuesday, in addition to OS and Office security patches, Microsoft also released...
How Fabric Mirroring Transformed with SQL Server 2025
When mirroring was first released for Azure SQL Database, it used Change Data Capture...
The DIY Cost of Masking Test Data For Smaller Organizations
By Steve Jones
One of the things I’ve tried hard to do in database development situations if...
Forums
XACT_ABORT being set to ON by web services
We have two "identical" instances of an ASP.NET web service (or so I have...
OPENQUERY Flexibility
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OPENQUERY Flexibility
Which of these are valid OPENQUERY() uses?
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