The Backup Myth
Running backups is enough for disaster recovery, right? That's a myth that could get you into trouble. Steve Jones explains there's more that's needed.
2008-01-09
930 reads
Editorials
Losing Your Job
It's not easy to lose your job, but it can be done if you aren't performing. What concerns Steve Jones is someone recently lost their job for their behavior on their own personal time.
2008-01-08
294 reads
Myths
Every profession has its share of myths about how it works. IT might have more than its share and Steve Jones comments on a few of them.
2008-01-07
688 reads
College Life
Life at college is good. It's a time in many people's lives that they'll never forget. Steve Jones asks if you'd want to go back to your adult roots.
2008-01-04
192 reads
Corporate Programming Sucks
Does it suck to be a corporate programmer? Joel Spolsky things so, but Steve Jones takes issue with it.
2008-01-03
350 reads
The Job Outlook for 2008
What will happen in the job market for DBAs this year? Steve Jones gives a few opinions based on what is happening in the industry.
2008-01-02
436 reads
Building a Better Career
It's important that you manage your career and not just leave it to chance. Steve Jones talks about what you might do to ensure that you'll be successful in the IT world.
2007-12-31
577 reads
2007-12-28
95 reads
Not So Anonymous
How anonymous are your ratings and other opinions on the Internet? Not as much as you might think.
2007-12-27
198 reads
The December Energy Update
Steve Jones takes a look at what's happening in the world of alternative energy, including cleaner nuclear power and energy from motion.
2007-12-26
47 reads
Blogs
CHOOSE’ing a Beer: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
We recently published an article on CHOOSE at SQL Server Central. I thought it...
Don’t Treat Your Data Catalog Like a Data Museum
Introduction Treating your data catalog like a “data museum”—a static collection where information quietly...
The trade-offs associated with low-code solutions
Low-code solutions often accelerate development and make tasks accessible to people who can’t or...
Forums
SQL availability group and file server role answering from the same name
Hello, I'm tasked with setting up a 2 node server cluster that will host...
Microsoft Power BI Performance Best Practices: Learn practical techniques for building high-speed Power BI solutions Microsoft Power BI Performance Best Practices
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Microsoft Power BI Performance Best...
DbaTools With Powershell - Omit The Id Column on CSV Export?
I am learning DbaTools in Powershell, and my current project is exporting a CSV...
Question of the Day
Replacing a Null
What is returned from this code in SQL Server 2022?
DECLARE @value INT = NULL; SELECT ISNULL(@value, 100.5) AS Result;See possible answers