Automated Driving
Could we ever have computers automating our cars and handling the driving for us? Steve Jones doesn't think so, despite some ongoing projects.
2010-11-10
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Editorials
Code of Conduct for Software Maintenance
A number of companies came together to develop a code of conduct recently for software vendors. Steve Jones thinks this is a good idea.
2010-11-09
218 reads
Should You Write Down Your Passwords?
Today we have an older editorial by Steve Jones being republished. This piece talks about security and why it might be a good idea to write down those passwords.
2010-11-08
277 reads
Enterprise Management
This Friday Steve Jones asks the question about how you manage large numbers of SQL Server instances.
2010-11-05
215 reads
One Time Passwords
Facebook has implemented a new security feature that Steve Jones thinks might work well for SQL Server as well.
2010-11-04
266 reads
Swarms
Steve Jones talks about the workplace of the future, and a prediction from the Gartner Group that it will include swarms.
2010-11-03
144 reads
Life Without a Net
Today we have a guest editorial from Rodney Landrum that talks about life in the past, when we couldn't look up everything on the Internet.
2010-11-02
220 reads
Can I really drop that index?
You believe that an index is unused and so could be removed, and yet, your finger hovers nervously over the metaphorical "delete" button. You can't quite bring yourself to do it. Is it really safe to drop this index? Tony wonders if "invisible indexes" might solve this dilemma.
2010-11-01
390 reads
Happy Halloween 2010
Steve Jones has a day off before SQL Server Connections and brings us a blooper reel for Halloween.
2010-11-01
103 reads
100 Years Ago, What Would You Be?
Today we have a guest editorial from Andy Warren asking what you might have done if you lived in the past.
2010-10-29
238 reads
Blogs
A New Word: Dolorblindness
By Steve Jones
dolorblindness – n. the frustration that you’ll never be able to understand another person’s...
Claude Code Helps Analyze Test Data Manager Log Files
By Steve Jones
I had a customer ask about analyzing their Test Data Manager (TDM) usage to...
PowerPoint to HTML with Claude AI
By Steve Jones
I had an idea for an animated view of a sales tool, and started...
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Changing the AG Listener
In SQL Server 2025, if I want to remove an IP from a listener, what do I do?
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