And You Thought You Had a Big Database
Steve Jones examines what big is these days and a few examples of what the largest database people in the world deal with.
2008-05-01
317 reads
Editorials
Should I Buy a Kindle?
Steve Jones still thinks there is a lot of value in books, both fiction and non-fiction, but he's looking at e-Readers, specifically the Kindle from Amazon.
2008-04-30
233 reads
All Data Readers Are Evil
The DBA's Mantra: All data readers are evil. Steve Jones talks about a proposed corollary that might be appropriate to ensure security.
2008-04-29
161 reads
Easy or Hard
How should we build tools? Should they be easy to use? Or does it make sense to have some things hard to do so that only experienced used choose them. Steve Jones comments on usability and the implications of your choices.
2008-04-28
82 reads
The Exceptional DBA: Soft Skills
If impeccable technical skills are a "given", what are the soft shills that will make you an Exceptional DBA rather than a competent DBA?
2008-04-28
1,439 reads
Seeing Double
SQL Server allows some interesting index behavior and there's been some debate over whether it makes sense or not. This Friday Steve Jones asks if you have a reason for this.
2008-04-25
143 reads
2008-04-24
111 reads
The April Energy Update
The bimonthly update on energy news from Steve Jones, focusing mostly this month on wind power.
2008-04-23
88 reads
Table Level Access
Some of the features that seem to make LINQ very attractive also seem to require granting table level access to data, something Steve Jones doesn't like.
2008-04-22
534 reads
The Inmates in Charge
What happens if you allow people to be in control of their own computers? Are we putting the inmates in charge of the asylum?
2008-04-21
86 reads
Blogs
T-SQL Tuesday #186–Agent Jobs
By Steve Jones
It’s that time of the month again, when the T-SQL Tuesday blog party takes...
T-SQL Tuesday #186 - Agent Job History Visualization
By alevyinroc
I’m hosting T-SQL Tuesday this month and our topic is Managing SQL Agent Jobs....
KDA: Echoes of Deception - Case 2
By Zikato
The people of Digitown are being targeted by phishermen, and they need my help...
Forums
Execution Plan Operators
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Question of the Day
Execution Plan Operators
When looking at an execution plan in SSMS, what types of operators are shown?
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