For a large or geographically distributed organization, these yearly holiday events are perhaps the only opportunity you have see some of your coworkers in person or at least to have...

If the judge issuing the warrant doesn't know the meaning of the term "256 bit AES encrypted", then this case will drag on a lot longer than he initially anticipated.

There need be no mismatch between the object-oriented world and the relational because we, as data people, can now do all the worrying about the translation in both directions,...

How long until a database server needs to be upgraded really depends on the rate of data growth and usage patterns.

...Apparently this was an error in how the navigation and steering controls were configured. You can read about this over at Ars Technicaread about this over at Ars Technica,...

If you don't know T-SQL; meaning if you can't write your own T-SQL scripts to automate things, or analyze execution plans and advise developers on proper T-SQL coding and data...

This year was my first time attending PASS. Most of the sessions I attended focused on ColumnStore, which is something our organization has implemented in production over the past couple...

An email or MP3 may have a header and other structured meta-data, but the contents typically follow no formal EDI structure. Even the contents may not conform to proper grammatical...

It's expensive, risky, and unproductive for companies to continually lose and replace experienced staff. Smart companies understand that smart employees need variety and challenge, and they provide opportunities for staff...

I don't have a problem with index hints, even in production, so long as it's presumptive need is evidence based. Hints are declarative, and although the guy taking over your...

What a joke. We seriously need to reform the way government at all levels does procurement and hires contractors.

... The system, the Property and Evidence Tracking System...