Houston, we have a problem
Phil Factor takes a sideways look at Houston, a new tool for building SQL Azure applications, and is somewhat underwhelmed by what he finds.
2010-08-02
225 reads
Editorials
Snoops
A survey shows the majority of IT administrators have snooped for data on their networks. Steve Jones reminds us to be professionals, each and every day.
2010-08-02
146 reads
2010-07-30
1,153 reads
Feedback for IT
Steve Jones thinks we should be building feedback loops into all our systems. Not just for customer service, but also for bugs.
2010-07-29
125 reads
Prevent Outsourcing
Outsourcing is a fact of life, but with the economic issues worldwide, it has also slowed. That will change eventually and Steve Jones has some thoughts about what you can do to prevent it for your job.
2010-07-28
289 reads
High End or Low End
Steve Jones talks about the need to perhaps get more depth and breadth to the information that we present at events like SQL Saturday to help people learn at all levels.
2010-07-27
168 reads
Software Vendor Security
This week Steve Jones finds some issues with the security of third party vendor software.
2010-07-26
104 reads
Thinking Time
It's important to have time to think, but quite often we don't find the time. Steve Jones comments on how he's learned just how valuable this can be.
2010-07-26
351 reads
ROWE
ROWE stands for a Results Oriented Work Environment. This Friday Steve Jones asks if you'd like to work in one.
2010-07-23
179 reads
Self-Service vs. Managed BI
Is self service BI a good idea? Some people think so, others don't. Steve Jones talks about one of the issues and why it might actually not be a problem.
2010-07-22
371 reads
Blogs
How to Find Expensive Queries in Amazon Redshift
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How Long is a Long I/O?
In SQL Server 2025, a long I/O is recorded in the error log with message 833. How long much an I/O request be outstanding before this message is written to the log?
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