Is the Time of the DBA Ending?
The DBA role might be changing, but Steve thinks this creates opportunities.
2022-03-04
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Editorials
The Test Mistake
Many developers have made mistakes that in test and development environments that customers notice. Using DevOps should help reduce these issues.
2022-03-02
212 reads
Less is More
In some ways the world changes a lot; in others, it's very much the same. Steve notes that often change brings opportunities, if you can adapt.
2022-02-28
162 reads
Another look at table variables
Becoming overly enthusiastic about a new SQL Server feature can backfire if you don’t do some testing. One example is the table variable introduced with SQL Server 2000. At the time, there was a myth that table variables would always perform better than temp tables with the reasoning that, by definition, variables are stored in […]
2022-02-26
389 reads
The Usefulness of Database Features
The features we want and get in a database platform can make our job easier or harder. Steve has a few thoughts on how they should work.
2022-02-25
157 reads
A Real World Security Reminder
A reminder today that security in the physical world can affect the digital world.
2022-02-23
207 reads
Backup Architecture
Continuous backup in Cosmos DB doesn't quite work as Steve would expect. He has a few comments on why it is important you know how your backup and restore system works.
2022-02-21
439 reads
Disaster Recovery in Another Region
Years ago I worked at a large company, and we purchased a SAN appliance to consolidate our storage. This was at a time when the majority of our servers used locally attached storage. This was a big purchase, and we knew that we had to plan for issues. So, we actually purchased two appliances and […]
2022-02-19
59 reads
An Active Job Search
Steve wants you to manage your career and actively find the job that is best for you.
2022-02-18
178 reads
The NoSQL Rise and Fall
The NoSQL class of databases were very popular for awhile, but it seems many companies are sticking with an RDBMS in many cases.
2022-02-16
609 reads
Blogs
Learn Better: Pause to Review More
By Brian Kelley
If you want to learn better, pause more in your learning to intentionally review.
Azure SQL Managed Instance Next-Gen: Bring on the IOPS
By John
If you’ve used Azure SQL Managed Instance General Purpose, you know the drill: to...
SQL, MDX, DAX – the languages of data
By DataOnWheels
Ramblings of a retired data architect Let me start by saying that I have...
Forums
Two foreign keys to the same table. Can't cascade deletes.
Not sure if this is really a relational theory question but it seems about...
Connecting Power BI to SSAS and effective user not working
Hi everyone, Below is a consolidated summary of what we validated Architecture & data...
High Availability setup - has anyone seen this method?
Hi all, I recently moved to a new employer who have their HA setup...
Question of the Day
Encoding URLs
I have this data in a SQL Server 2025 table:
CREATE TABLE Response ( ResponseID INT NOT NULL CONSTRAINT ResponsePK PRIMARY KEY , ResponseVal VARBINARY(5000) ) GOIf I want to get a value from this table that I can add to a URL in a browser, which of these code items produces a result I can use? See possible answers