Better Licensing
Licensing SQL Server used to be easy and could be again, though it is still better than licensing Oracle.
2007-12-17
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Editorials
What Would You Do?
If someone acts suspicious at work, do you report them? What if it's the CIO? What if data security is involved?
2007-12-14
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Another Reason to Hate Ads
Malicious code embedded inside advertisements served on the web. What's next?
2007-12-13
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The Downside of Real Time
Everyone wants real time reporting, or do they? Steve Jones talks about some of the downsides of implementing such a system.
2007-12-12
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Do We Need a PK?
A primary key is a must for every table. Or is it? Steve Jones examines the question.
2007-12-11
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Hipp, Hipp, Hooray
In an age where commercial interests seem to trump all, it's nice to see someone delivering content out there for free.
2007-12-10
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All I Want For Christmas Is ...
What do IT workers want for Christmas? Let us know in this Friday's poll.
2007-12-07
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A Smart Smartphone
Cell phones are great communication tools, but that's mostly what they do, even for IT folks. But Steve Jones talks about some other possibilities and potential problems.
2007-12-06
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Breaking Things Apart
Microsoft is unbundling their new hypervisor from Windows. Could this happen with SQL Server?
2007-12-05
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The Weekly Update for Dec 2, 2007
A few notes and comments on the database news from the previous week.
2007-12-03
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Blogs
Webinar: Navigating the Database Landscape in 2026
By Steve Jones
For a number of years, we’ve produced the State of the Database Landscape report,...
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...
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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