Remote Security
As more and more people look to work away from inside traditional networks, security becomes an issue. As a data professional, Steve Jones reminds you to be sure that your data is protected.
2010-10-25
118 reads
Editorials
SQL Slammer
It's been seven years since SQL Slammer, the worst SQL Server security worm struck. Steve Jones remembers that time.
2010-10-25
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Cheap Fun
Today we have a guest editorial from Andy Warren that talks about ways to enjoy life without spending a lot of money. Some of these might even be great team building ideas.
2010-10-21
188 reads
Plan for Capacity
It is important that you are monitoring your system to handle the capacity increases as it grows. Steve Jones notes that FourSquare recently had to deal with this.
2010-10-20
366 reads
Living Moore's Law
eBay has quite a new data center in Utah, replacing all their hardware on a two year cycle. Steve Jones thinks that would be a challenge, and an exciting one at that.
2010-10-19
129 reads
Software Assurance Cuts Back
Software Assurance from Microsoft is losing a benefit and Steve Jones comments.
2010-10-18
132 reads
When Times are Tough, Do You Rise to the Occasion?
Life isn't fair, and things don't always go your way. In fact, most people hit a tough patch sooner or later. When that happens to you, how do you respond?
2010-10-18
264 reads
Risk Analysis
This Friday Steve Jones asks about your spending on Disaster Recovery and is it in line with the risks involved.
2010-10-15
118 reads
From One of the Pack to ‘Top Dog’ – Honeymoon Period Over!
In part two of his editorial series on moving to being a manager, Justin H-Davies talks about the challenges that are evolving of being a manager.
2010-10-14
180 reads
Yikes!
Did malware cause a plane crash? Not likely, but Steve Jones warns us it could and we need to be very security conscious when we have computers linked together in transportation systems.
2010-10-13
122 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
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about what it actually takes to make an...
The Book of Redgate: Profits
By Steve Jones
Redgate is a for-profit company. We look to make money by building and selling...
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