You can setup auditing, but it's a lot of data.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/auditing-overview?view=azuresql

Yes.

I haven't necessarily looked at all indexes, but I have separated out some tables/indexes that get heavier use and can benefit from different storage paths.

The former, using multiple files, has...

This is a mixed bag for me. I love programming. It is the most interesting thing I do in IT. But where I work, I am not allowed to...

Sorry to hear that. It isn't great to go do something...

I am not a software developer, however recently I had to create an application that downloaded XML and loaded staging then cleaned the data with validation so it could...

It is. Lucid is good as well, but I find them much more conservative with changes and advances. They're toddlers taking little steps while Tesla makes big changes.

The rest, well,...

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I think I'd also find it more "fun" if I really believed in the cause of the company. I work for a manufacturer that makes widgets, which is needed...

Having things outside of work is important. There's way more to...

I am developing software for now 45 years and I still love it.

When developing a larger application you have a framework with several libraries sp...ecific for this application. Not...

Developing software taught me to look ahead, anticipate results based on past events and current conditions. This has affected my whole life, but it also drives my wife crazy...

I had to laugh out loud at the Lucid quote. No, this is most definitely not the worst version. Automatic remote firmware updates absolutely can (and do) make things...

There is great potential if it works well. and it can.

If it doesn't,...

There is great potential if it works well. and it can.

If it doesn't,...

For sure, the problem...

Wow, nothing like that. I don't ran lots of that at Virginia Power (now Dominion Energy) and another company. Don't know anyone there, and I know we tossed the 4.2...