Injecting Your Own Bias
Steve Jones talks about the controversy surrounding the PASS Survey and future Summit announcements. And about how we, as data professionals, might subtly bias clients.
2010-03-24
141 reads
Editorials
The Missing Certification
You can earn an MCITPro or an MCM in your DBA career, but there's a world of difference between those two. Steve Jones agrees with Simon Sabin that we need something in between.
2010-03-23
511 reads
Double-Entry Bookkeeping for SQL Programmers
All defensive programmers should, in general, avoid unsupported techniques. However, there is a balance to be struck between adherence to 'best practice' approaches to SQL programming, and the need to get the job done. Perhaps certain critical code would benefit from use of the age-old practice of double entry bookkeeping?
2010-03-22
1,003 reads
Rolling Back a Restore
Should rolling back a restore be an option for SQL Server? Steve Jones talks about the possibilities in today's editorial and where it might come in handy.
2010-03-22
196 reads
Finding Training
This Friday's poll looks at training where Steve Jones asks how you might convince your boss to pay for training, or what advice you'd give to others.
2010-03-19
204 reads
Should We Lead or Follow?
Microsoft used to lead the way and teach us about their products. But it seems that perhaps the tide is turning and they are looking for us to lead them. Steve Jones has a few thoughts on the topic.
2010-03-18
90 reads
Security Regulations
There have been calls for governmental security regulations for IT. Is that a good thing? Steve Jones comments today.
2010-03-17
164 reads
Stop, Don't Panic
Your response in a crisis situation can be critical to how quickly you solve the issue. Steve Jones reminds you to stay calm in today's editorial.
2010-03-16
173 reads
Database Documentation: Joining up the Dots
This week, a guest editorial from Phil Factor on how SQL Server database documentation falls woefully short of what is required and expected by most development teams.
2010-03-15
470 reads
The Corporate Borg
A new type of application looks to collate and integrate knowledge from workers all around a company. Steve Jones is reminded of the Borg for today's editorial and says it might be good for data professionals.
2010-03-15
228 reads
Blogs
Automated SQL Server Benchmarking with HammerDB and Docker: A Complete Testing Framework
I’m excited to announce the release of a new open-source project that fully automates...
T-SQL Snapshot Backups on Availability Group Secondary Replicas
One of my favourite features of SQL Server 2022 was the T-SQL Snapshot Backups....
The Book of Redgate: Hours
By Steve Jones
I have said and written this many times: Redgate Software is the type of...
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