Data Breaches
Security is hard, but are we doing a good job? Steve Jones shares a few thoughts on our security development practices
2007-11-13
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Editorials
Quick Hits on the News for Nov 12, 2007
A few comment on the database news for the week ending 11/10/07
2007-11-12
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The Pace of Information
Is the rapid pace of information being fed to us a problem? Steve Jones has a few thoughts.
2007-11-12
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2007-11-08
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Which Platform Do You Work On?
The growth of SQL Server's subsystems leaves Steve Jones wondering how should we be thinking about the product.
2007-11-07
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Whack a Database
The SQL Server team is looking for feedback on deleting databases and Steve Jones gives a few ideas.
2007-11-06
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2007-11-05
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Unstructured Data
I remember when Windows 3.1 started to gain widespread deployment in businesses. With all it's WYSIWYG features and multiple applications running at the same time, many people felt we'd get to a paperless office. Over a decade later I rarely see an office that doesn't have a copy machine and at least one printer. We've gotten better at shuffling bits, but we haven't gotten rid of paper.
2007-11-01
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2007-10-31
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October Energy Update
A recap of the world of energy from the previous two months. Steve looks at solar, wind, nuclear, and more.
2007-10-30
62 reads
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
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Two New Shortcuts for Fabric Lakehouse Developers: The Fabric Modern Data Platform
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Question of the Day
What's the Date?
In SQL Server 2025, there is a new function that returns the current date without the time. What is it?
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