I was in a social media discussion the other day where someone said “Perfection isn’t real, but progress is.” This started me thinking, is there really no perfection? Can you not actually create a piece of software that is perfect? Of course you can. As long as your requirements are perfect, and the code does […]
2024-06-08
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Steve sees that poor database design is the reality of the world and we have to work around that.
2024-06-07
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What is an AI LLM useful for? Steve thinks a first draft is not a bad way to look at your AI results.
2024-06-05
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Microsoft is no longer supporting some uses for DBCC CLONEDATABASE. Read a few of Steve's thoughts on the change.
2024-06-03
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I had the opportunity last week to present a session at DataSaturdays Stockholm. I can't say enough nice things about the event and the organizers. I presented on Query Store in SQL Server. In my mind, it's an entry-level to middle tier presentation. Most of the room was already working with Query Store, some quite […]
2024-06-01
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2024-05-31
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Steve doesn't have a lot of concerns about AI models writing code and reusing algorithms, but others might not feel the same way.
2024-05-29
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Today Steve asks about your view of Managed Instance. He has found many people like the offering quite a bit.
2024-05-27
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Steve has had a good time sharing knowledge with others at events. He gives you a few thoughts on why you might join him at a future event.
2024-05-24
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Steve has a few thoughts on invisible downtime, a term he had never heard until recently.
2024-05-22
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