I was performing research for requested AI work and noticed that I was viewing the risks from a database perspective. As the saying goes in the tech industry, “Once a DBA always a DBA…” As foreign as some of the views were, much of it feels familiar and I simply begin to look at it […]
2026-07-25
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More issues with the newest GPT-5.6 model, including data loss incidents.
2026-07-24
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Tracking metrics and reporting on them to others can help ensure everyone is aware of how your database servers are functioning. However, Steve notes that we have to agree on what we are measuring.
2026-07-22
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2026-07-20 (first published: 2019-08-20)
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Steve notes SQL Server 2016 went out of support this past week. What are you plans if you run this version?
2026-07-18
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Preparing for disaster is important, both at work and in your personal life.
2026-07-17
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Security is an important consideration for anyone working with data, but it's especially a concern with AI.
2026-07-15
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A new job title, the forward deployed engineer, is becoming more popular.
2026-07-13
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Reading that SQL Server 2025 shipped without SSRS took me back to 2012, when Microsoft announced end-of-life for TMG — our perimeter firewall, web proxy, and SSL inspection. It had run quietly for years until it suddenly needed a plan. Within weeks, vendors found us. Demos, a steering committee, a three-month project plan. We weren't […]
2026-07-11
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Steve believes that his career and life have become better as he learns more everything. It's the key to improvement.
2026-07-10
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By Steve Jones
I’m back from a great vacation. I had the chance to visit two new...
Introduction I was experimenting with vector search in SQL Server 2025 using approximately 3.8...
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This is timely, as I’m currently on a boat in the Adriatic taking a...
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Which of the following psql meta commands (also called backslash or slash commands) will provide information about tables within a database?
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