Steve Jones - SSC Editor (1/16/2013)

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The XML part is definitely challenging for beginners. It's the same with Extended Events and a number of other systems introduced in R2/2012. I don't...

Good question. Had to read it twice to understand, so again it was knowing something and being careful to read it closely.

+1

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M.

The idea is great. The implementation has been challenging. We have explored the decoupling and writing almost everything ourselves and for the most part that has worked without...

Steve, I have to admit that today's editorial is one of the most hard-nosed, direct, hard hearted, and excellent ones you put together and I could not agree with...

Fun, easy, and educational. Excellent!

Do you mean to say that...

As one who avoids joins in most cases I answered with what I used and missed. Good question and thanks.

We track the logs Microsoft provides on most levels as well as many of the systems include audit tables that are updated on insert or update to certain tables. ...

Hugo Kornelis (1/10/2013)

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If this is an easy starter for a series of questions that gradually builds up, then it's sort of okay - though probably TOO easy.

As a stand alone...

If you consider how hard hackers and malware developers are trying to break in and corrupt or take data or software illegally this is rather surprising. And further if...

TravisDBA (1/9/2013)

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I'm not sure that "lower level description" was really necessary to get your point...

Donald Burr (1/9/2013)

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"What data professionals have been trying to do for years." is exactly where the problem lies (imho). Way too many IT departments trying to drive the ship instead...

Nice, had to think about it far a few minutes but got it.

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I like the term "Big Data" for anything that brings more attention to data and how it becomes information is good for IT. But there is also a relative...

Will our code skills get better?

Over the years I have seen people come onboard who are really good and getting better. They stay a while and are...