Speakers Are Normal People
Today Steve encourages everyone to feel welcome in the data professional community.
2023-01-27
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Editorials
Losing Track of Data
Facebook isn't sure where all your personal data is stored. Are you sure your organization is any different?
2023-01-25
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The Challenge of Deleting Data
Removing data from your systems isn't as easy as you might think. It is especially important to be aware when you are doing this for compliance.
2023-01-23
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The Power of Community in Times of Uncertainty
The last two weeks have brought a (seemingly) daily deluge of difficult news in the tech sector. Microsoft, Google, Facebook, and Amazon have all had significant layoffs with many friends in the #SQLFamily and data community being impacted. In times of uncertainty and heightened anxiety, it’s essential to have a group you can turn to […]
2023-01-21
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Learning Leads To Learning
I am an amateur radio operator. In the US this is commonly referred to as a ham, or a ham radio operator. My call sign is KC1KCE, as issued by the US government through the FCC. And yeah, I can hear you now, a ham is the geek equivalent of a cross-fitter. How do you […]
2023-01-20 (first published: 2023-01-14)
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2023-01-20
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The Cost of Employee Turnover
Culture is important retaining employers. Companies are finding this more valuable every day.
2023-01-20 (first published: 2023-01-07)
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Knowing Your Technologies
When faced with choices, it's important to understand the capabilities and limitations of your options.
2023-01-18
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2023-01-16 (first published: 2015-06-26)
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The Programming Languages We Use
Steve comments on some programming languages and how we approach those we choose to use.
2023-01-13
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Blogs
RANK() vs DENSE_RANK(): #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
I haven’t done one of these in awhile, but I saw an article recently...
Using CAT for Testing of Data Agents
In last months one of the scenarios where you can use AI has been...
Are you getting value from your reporting?
By ChrisJenkins
Do you spend so long manipulating your data into something vaguely useful that you...
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Creating JSON II
On SQL Server 2025, what happens when I run this code:
SELECT JSON_OBJECTAGG( N'City':N'Denver' RETURNING JSON) GOSee possible answers