Follow Your Hunch
One of the positives of AI is that you can try things on which you might not otherwise have time to experiment.
2026-06-17
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Editorials
The Slow Growing Problems
Not every problem is going to fire off an alert, but it still might be something that you want to track.
2026-06-15
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Liability for AI Errors
Who is liable for mistakes made when listening to AI tooling? In at least one case, Steve isn't sure.
2026-06-13
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The Degradation of the Turing Test
Are computers getting smart enough to pass the Turing test or are humans getting worse at representing themselves as intelligent?
2026-06-12 (first published: 2020-10-15)
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How Do the Experts Become Experts?
How do the experts get to that level? A few thoughts today in a guest editorial from Kathi Kellenberger.
2026-06-10
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2026-06-08
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The Data Model Matters
Is a data model important in modern software? Steve thinks it is and gives a few reasons why we might want to spend a little time on ensuring we have good models as we build software.
2026-06-05
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2026-06-03
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Fixing Impostor Syndrome
Lessons on impostor syndrome from a marketer apply to technologists as well.
2026-06-01 (first published: 2022-09-09)
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Celebrating 30 years of PostgreSQL, A Thank you message
A Thank You message to the original founds of the PostgreSQL project and members of the community that have been working so hard for 30 years.
2026-05-30
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Blogs
T-SQL Snapshot Backups on Availability Group Secondary Replicas
One of my favourite features of SQL Server 2022 was the T-SQL Snapshot Backups....
The Book of Redgate: Hours
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Squared Values
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