Training for Managers
Here's one that you might want to pass along to those managers that approve training. Steve Jones gives you the reasons why you ought to consider paying for training.
2010-05-06
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Editorials
Good Enough
When is it worth making an investment to learn a new technology? Steve Jones comments on Powershell as one of those technologies that he has been slow to begin using.
2010-05-05
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This Can't Happen
A bug reported on Connect has Steve Jones worried. This one could be a big deal in some situations that are concerned about comprehensive auditing.
2010-05-04
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Leadership
Steve Jones talks about the need for leadership and what managers should be looking to achieve in their efforts.
2010-05-03
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The Cost of Data Loss
The cost of data loss is higher in the US than other countries. That's good and bad for DBAs.
2010-05-03
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Would You Like a Stay Interview?
For this Friday poll, Steve Jones talks about an interesting concept. The "stay interview."
2010-04-30
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Man in the MIddle
Are you worried about man in the middle attacks on your database server? If you run Oracle you should be, but SQL Server DBAs should not assume they are safe. Adding communication encryption can be a good idea for SQL Server DBAs.
2010-04-29
287 reads
Regular Service
Steve Jones feels that we ought to get regular service packs from Microsoft to support SQL Server. Not everyone agrees. Do you?
2010-04-28
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Concrete Code
When building a new database or system, are you designing concrete code? Should you be? Steve Jones comments on matching your needs with your architecture.
2010-04-27
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Financial Data in the Cloud?
Phil Factor believes that there will have to be further compromises between the pioneers of The Cloud and the regulators, before companies feel safe in entrusting their financial data to such an abstract service, seemingly 'remote from sand and iron'.
2010-04-26
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Blogs
SQL, MDX, DAX – the languages of data
By DataOnWheels
Ramblings of a retired data architect Let me start by saying that I have...
Setting PK Names in Redgate Data Modeler
By Steve Jones
A customer was testing Redgate Data Modeler and complained that it auto-generated PK names....
Flyway Tips: AI Deployment Script Descriptions
By Steve Jones
With the AI push being everywhere, Redgate is no exception. We’ve been getting requests,...
Forums
Connecting Power BI to SSAS and effective user not working
Hi everyone, Below is a consolidated summary of what we validated Architecture & data...
High Availability setup - has anyone seen this method?
Hi all, I recently moved to a new employer who have their HA setup...
Semantic Search in SQL Server 2025
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Semantic Search in SQL Server...
Question of the Day
Encoding URLs
I have this data in a SQL Server 2025 table:
CREATE TABLE Response ( ResponseID INT NOT NULL CONSTRAINT ResponsePK PRIMARY KEY , ResponseVal VARBINARY(5000) ) GOIf I want to get a value from this table that I can add to a URL in a browser, which of these code items produces a result I can use? See possible answers