2022-03-11 (first published: 2017-05-04)
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Editorials
The (Former) Complexity of PowerShell
Steve Jones notes that PowerShell seems to becoming an easier to use language for SQL Server professionals.
2022-03-09 (first published: 2017-01-19)
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Would You Still Love Linux If Windows Was Free?
A guest editorial today looks at the OS debate: Windows v Linux.
2022-03-07 (first published: 2017-02-07)
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Using Technology for Health
I've been fairly healthy and fit for most of my life. While I've always had a few extra pounds, I do try to eat better than average and I exercise regularly. That didn't stop age and some pandemic laxity from catching up with me. My annual checkup last December had my doctor (and me) slightly […]
2022-03-05
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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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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
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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
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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
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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
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A Real World Security Reminder
A reminder today that security in the physical world can affect the digital world.
2022-02-23
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Blogs
A New Word: Dolorblindness
By Steve Jones
dolorblindness – n. the frustration that you’ll never be able to understand another person’s...
Claude Code Helps Analyze Test Data Manager Log Files
By Steve Jones
I had a customer ask about analyzing their Test Data Manager (TDM) usage to...
PowerPoint to HTML with Claude AI
By Steve Jones
I had an idea for an animated view of a sales tool, and started...
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Changing the AG Listener
In SQL Server 2025, if I want to remove an IP from a listener, what do I do?
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