Twitter Your Issues
Twitter is one of those interesting Web 2.0 ideas that is hard to analyze. Is it valuable? Steve Jones might have an idea for how it could be used by DBAs.
2008-11-13
166 reads
Editorials
Fix the Little Things
There are any number of small, annoying or tedious things in SQL Server and Steve Jones makes a case for getting them fixed.
2008-11-12
550 reads
DBA Value
Are DBAs worth more to a company than other types of IT employees? Steve Jones has some thoughts about the salary ranges for DBAs today.
2008-11-11
860 reads
Creative SPAM
SPAM permeates all aspects of our lives. Steve Jones takes a poll today about which messages might have caught your eye.
2008-11-07
197 reads
Testing Service Pack 3
Who is responsible for Service Pack testing? Ultimately it's Microsoft, but Steve Jones reminds us we make a difference as well.
2008-11-06
522 reads
Bootstrap
Steve Jones talks about starting your own business and some of the challenges and advantages.
2008-11-05
132 reads
Participation
With Election Day in the US, Steve Jones talks about how you can make a difference. This editorial was originally published on Nov 4, 2008. It is being republished as Steve is out of town.
2008-11-04
76 reads
Dead LINQ - Database Weekly (Nov 3, 2008)
Steve Jones comments on a few pieces of interesting SQL Server news this week, including Service Pack 3.
2008-11-03
336 reads
Happy Halloween 2008!
Steve Jones is taking a break on this fine holiday, enjoy a few bloopers before you head out with the kids for trick-or-treating.
2008-10-31
200 reads
The October 2008 Energy Update
The bimonthly update on the world of energy from Steve Jones talks about wind power.
2008-10-30
75 reads
Blogs
Claude AI Convinced Me Not to Build an iPad App
By Steve Jones
I coach volleyball and I do a lot of stat stuff on paper. I...
A New Word: Dolorblindness
By Steve Jones
dolorblindness – n. the frustration that you’ll never be able to understand another person’s...
Claude Code Helps Analyze Test Data Manager Log Files
By Steve Jones
I had a customer ask about analyzing their Test Data Manager (TDM) usage to...
Forums
Data Warehouse Toolkit meets Star Schema: The Complete Reference
Is there a good syllabus for reading these two together? (Yes, it's called the...
GPX distance and time analysis in SQL Server
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The DBA is Dead; Long Live the DBA
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Question of the Day
Changing the AG Listener
In SQL Server 2025, if I want to remove an IP from a listener, what do I do?
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