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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Editorials
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
389 reads
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
106 reads
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
133 reads
Do You Talk Salary in the Interview?
This is a reprinted editorial from August 2, 2005. It is being republished as Steve is on vacation. Steve discusses the challenge of discussing salary in an interview.
2010-11-26
318 reads
2010-11-25
77 reads
Windows Phone 7
Steve Jones has a pre-holiday look at the new Windows Phone 7 platform, with some thoughts on how it was designed.
2010-11-24
156 reads
Disaster Planning Includes You
Today we have a guest editorial from Andy Warren. Andy discusses the need to consider personnel when you are planning for things to go wrong.
2010-11-23
160 reads
Decoupling the Database
Database refactoring is a difficult proposition at the best of times, but is rendered more or less impossible if the database is close-coupled to the application's other components. In a guest editorial, Mladen Prajdic stresses the importance of a native SQL Server abstraction layer.
2010-11-22
2,784 reads
Security by Obscurity
Today we have an editorial reprint from Aug 23, 2005 as Steve is on vacation. Does security through obscurity work? Steve Jones thinks it can help in a limited sense, providing another layer of protection.
2010-11-22
123 reads
Blogs
PostgreSQL: Diagnosing and Fixing a Sequential Scan with No Filter Predicate
A sequential scan is not always a problem — PostgreSQL's planner often chooses one...
Giving AI Agents Visibility Into SQL Server with MCP
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The Book of Redgate: Profits
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