Clearing the Bar
How do you decide who gets hired? Do you get the best candidate? Steve Jones says that most of us don't necessarily hire the best person that applies for a variety of reasons.
2008-01-15
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Editorials
Digital Storage
Digital technologies have made the transfer of information easier than ever, but what about it's long term storage? That doesn't seem to be as easy as we might think.
2008-01-14
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The Weekly Editorial
Our weekly commentary on SQL Server news and notes from the week ending 1/12/08.
2008-01-14
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A Little Variety
Do we really need to corner the market for our particular business? Steve Jones talks about the need to grow your business at the expense of others.
2008-01-10
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
438 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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