2008-03-16
44 reads
Editorials
2008-03-14
121 reads
Scaling Out
Scaling out is hard to do with SQL Server, but why doesn't Microsoft build a better solution?
2008-03-13
283 reads
The Social Contract
How much of a contract for servicing SQL Server should we expect? Has Microsoft broken an implied contract with us?
2008-03-11
96 reads
Bad Meetings
A joint editorial this week from the Red Gate team looking back at the news of the week.
2008-03-10
59 reads
Dreams of the Future
Steve Jones looks ahead to an interesting trip for the future of a couple of technical geeks.
2008-03-06
95 reads
Terry-bites
A new technology could be a boon for database servers, dramatically increasing the amount of memory available for SQL Server.
2008-03-05
113 reads
A New World Record
SQL Server 2008 sets a TPC record. And it hasn't even been released. This editorial was originally published on Mar 4, 2008. It is being rerun as Steve is on vacation.
2008-03-04
166 reads
How to lay out SQL Code
Anyone who inherits a database application dreads poorly laid-out SQL code. Development teams loathe it. Putting it right would be easier, if there was a common, agreed, standard in place, so why the difficulty?
2008-03-03
227 reads
Locking Your Disk
How important is disk encryption to you? Do you think about all those replicated or copied databases on laptops? Let us know. This editorial was originally published on Feb 28, 2008. It is being re-run as Steve is on holiday.
2008-02-29
125 reads
Blogs
Finding Balance: Things Will Come Up
By Steve Jones
I have a presentation on finding balance in your career that got quite a...
Who Are You Doing It For?
By Brian Kelley
But as I've matured over the years, I came to realize that I needed...
Presenting Twice in May 2026
By alevyinroc
I will be presenting my latest session, Documenting Your Work for Worry-Free Vacations, in-person...
Forums
The day-to-day pressures of a DBA team, and how we can work smarter with automation and AI
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How to change the FDLaunch Error log file location
The file FDLAUNCHERRORLOG gets created in the default <instance>\MSSQL\Log folder. So far, I've found...
what data type i should use for roversion col and can i use less than greater
can i use Rowversioncol ( in my database it's synonyme timestamp is used) to...
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A Fun Computer Quote
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