Why Doesn't Database Software Help Us?
Databases don't manage themselves, but Steve sees this as an opportunity, not a problem.
2021-03-20
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Editorials
Tool Limits
Today Steve asks about the tools you use for your job and if they help or hurt your productivity.
2021-03-19
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My Time is Valuable
Spending time on low value tasks isn't often worth the cost for highly paid employees.
2021-03-18
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Every IT Organization is a Snowflake
Some people think every IT department is unique. While that might be literally true, Steve doesn't think that is actually the case.
2021-03-17
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Take Care of People
The transformation of a way of working is hard, but it's important to realize this is more than just technology. This also includes people.
2021-03-16
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2021-03-15
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New Options for Training and Learning
In 2008, I managed to achieve the goal of becoming a Microsoft Certified Trainer. Once I achieved the status, Microsoft shipped me a binder with dozens of DVDs containing lab VMs and class materials for all the current classes. At some point, instead of receiving DVDs, you were expected to download images which was quite […]
2021-03-13
165 reads
Imposter or Student
We all need to learn and tackle new technology in our career. When we do so, are we impostors or students?
2021-03-12
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2021-03-11
109 reads
The Ease of Containers
Containers have changed how to develop and deploy software. They haven't caught on with databases as much, but Steve thinks this will change.
2021-03-10
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Blogs
Down the Rabbit Hole: Dealing with Ad-Hoc Data Requests
By Rayis Imayev
"But I don’t want to go among mad people," Alice remarked."Oh, you can’t help...
Adding a Local Model to Ollama through the GUI
By Steve Jones
I saw some good reviews of the small gemma3 model in a few places...
Connect resiliently to SQL Server
Why you should connect resiliently to SQL Server Transient failures happen — in the cloud...
Forums
Some query values change when query is run but not others. Why?
Hi everyone I have a 1000 line SQL query that is too long to...
using different credentials when debugging ssis
hi, now and then i want one connection in my ssis pkgs to use...
AlwaysON health check alerts
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