2026-03-20
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Editorials
Changing Data Types
Steve had to deal with a customer that changed data types in columns often. Is that something you experience?
2026-03-18
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Breaking Down Your Work
Self-assessment and self-examination can be important in many fields, especially technology in the age of AI.
2026-03-16
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Multiple Deployment Processes
Many organizations haven't standardized the way they deploy code to databases, even when they do so for applications. Steve has a few thoughts on this today.
2026-03-13
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A Full Shutdown
Steve used to shut down systems to upgrade them, but lately he makes changes while they're running.
2026-03-11
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Not Just an Upgrade
Choosing to upgrade isn't as simple as many of us would like. Steve has a few thoughts today on the decision to move to a new version of a database server.
2026-03-09
84 reads
Why End-User Testing Is Even More Important with AI
I don’t think I’m alone in this frustration, but it crystallized for me recently while trying to do something that should have taken less than two minutes: check in for a flight. What followed was a cascade of app switching and authentication failures. I started in my favorite travel app, moved to one airline app, […]
2026-03-07
89 reads
Writing as an Art and a Job
Steve thinks communication is a core sill for technology people, especially in the age of AI.
2026-03-06
67 reads
Rollback vs. Roll Forward
Today Steve talks about deployments and whether you should roll forward or roll back.
2026-03-04
136 reads
Detecting Issues
How do you detect issues in your systems? Testing? Monitoring? Steve Jones has a few thoughts that we should find ways to do so before our customers.
2026-03-02 (first published: 2017-03-01)
280 reads
Blogs
PostgreSQL: Diagnosing and Fixing a Sequential Scan with No Filter Predicate
A sequential scan is not always a problem — PostgreSQL's planner often chooses one...
Giving AI Agents Visibility Into SQL Server with MCP
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about what it actually takes to make an...
The Book of Redgate: Profits
By Steve Jones
Redgate is a for-profit company. We look to make money by building and selling...
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