The Schema Debate
There was quite a bit of debate over the use of schemas recently on the Internet. Steve Jones talks about some of the reasons why you might want a schema, and a few reasons why you might not.
2010-06-22
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Editorials
Making Your Career Go Further
Steve Jones comments on a few things that can help you, and are worth keeping in mind as you interact with people.
2010-06-21
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Moving to the Cloud
There has been a lot of talk about moving to cloud based computing, and cloud based services. Steve Jones comments on what this might mean today.
2010-06-21
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2010-06-18
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Selling Used Cars
Today we have a guest editorial from Andy Warren that looks at the value of experience.
2010-06-17
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Archive Backups
The need to archive data is becoming more and more important as data sizes grow. However when you choose to archive data, you might need to reconsider how your DR plan is structured.
2010-06-16
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Google FUD
A recent headline that Google is dumping Windows because of security issues sounds like FUD to Steve Jones.
2010-06-15
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A new IDE for SQL Server?
Microsoft have been cooking up something for Database Developers in Visual Studio 2010, and Phil Factor has decided it's high time he looked into it. It's not as odd as it sounds, and is actually rather promising, as Phil discovers.
2010-06-14
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Finding the Context
Will computers become better at finding context in situations and environments? Steve Jones comments.
2010-06-14
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Bad Database Design
A guest editorial from Andy Warren looks at a bad database design he recently ran across.
2010-06-11
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Blogs
PASS: Quantum Computing Slides
By Brian Kelley
If you're an attendee at the PASS Data Community Summit this year, there are...
A New Word: Dead Reckoning
By Steve Jones
dead reckoning– v. intr. finding yourself bothered by somebody’s death more than you would...
PASS Data Community Summit 2025 Slides and Code
By alevyinroc
Thank you for attending my PASS Summit 2025 session Answering the Auditor’s Call with...
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Getting the Schema for Tables
What happens when I run this on SQL Server 2022 in the AdventureWorks2022 database?
SELECT OBJECT_DEFINITION (OBJECT_ID(N'Person.Person')) AS [Object Definition]; GOSee possible answers