Large PRs are Bad
Reviewing Pull Requests (PR) is something that developers should take seriously, but Steve doesn't think this always happens.
2023-07-28
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Editorials
The Minimum Upgrade Point
Today Steve wonders to which version you would upgrade your SQL Server instances. There should be a minimum version you would try to reach.
2023-07-26 (first published: 2019-05-03)
376 reads
Achieving More Autonomy At Work
Most of us want more autonomy at work, but it isn't given out without effort. Today Andy Warren has a few thoughts on how to get more freedom from your boss.
2023-07-24
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The Choice of SQL Server Version
Brent Ozar has his quarterly report on SQL Server versions and SQL Server 2022 isn't being used as much. Does that make sense to you? What versions are you installing?
2023-07-22
419 reads
Creative Development
An interesting approach to schema changes is a creative solution to Steve. He asks if you have other creative solutions you've seen.
2023-07-21
138 reads
A Paste Policy
Steve saw a policy on code usage in software development and wondered how many companies have this.
2023-07-19
163 reads
2023-07-17 (first published: 2018-03-08)
380 reads
Keep your Resume Reasonable
The other day, I was in a Twitter discussion interviewing people for technical positions. This reminded me of one of my favorite things to do in interviews… reading the list of qualifications/skills and asking questions about its contents. If you put it on the resume, I assume you know something about it and are willing […]
2023-07-15
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2023-07-14
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2023-07-12
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Blogs
Fabric as a Data Mesh Enabler: Rethinking Enterprise Data Distribution
By Chris Yates
For decades, enterprises have approached data management with the same mindset as someone stuffing...
Truncate Table Pitfalls
Truncate Table Pitfalls Truncating a table can be gloriously fast—and spectacularly dangerous when used carelessly....
dataMinds Connect 2025 – Slides & Scripts
You can find all the session materials for the presentation “Indexing for Dummies” that...
Forums
DBCC CHECKIDENT
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Distributed Availability Group Health: T-SQL and Zabbix
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extended events to spy on our server between 8 and 9 am
Hi, our peer who owns a remote mysql server from which we extract warehouse...
Question of the Day
DBCC CHECKIDENT
What is returned as a result set when I run this command without a new seed value?
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