Be a Craftsman
Is software engineering dead? Some well respected software developers have stated that, and one says we should be craftsman, not engineers.
Changing Table Schema – what goes behind the scenes – Part I
What happens behind the scenes when you alter a table schema? New author Alok Dwivedi dives deep into SQL Server to show us how things are affected.
Uptime = Downtime? (Database Weekly, Aug 3, 2009)
Does too much uptime mean that you might be at risk for downtime? Steve Jones examines this idea in today's editorial.
12 Essential Steps After Installing SQL Server
Rolling out SQL Servers is a key task for DBAs, this articles provides 12 essential post-installation steps.
Be a Craftsman
Is software engineering dead? Some well respected software developers have stated that, and one says we should be craftsman, not engineers.
Be a Craftsman
Is software engineering dead? Some well respected software developers have stated that, and one says we should be craftsman, not engineers.
Be a Craftsman
Is software engineering dead? Some well respected software developers have stated that, and one says we should be craftsman, not engineers.
Embedding Bing Maps in a Web Page
I was doing some maintenance on the SQLSaturday web site recently and one request kinda low on the list was...
Script to check that backup files still exist for SQL Server
You have configured your database backup jobs without any problems. The backups themselves seem to be working, but are the files still where you think they are? How do you know they have not been moved, or worse, deleted to free up some space on your server? And when would you find out that the files were no longer there?
Learn A Bit More
For this Friday's poll, Steve Jones talks about free training events and what their value is to you.
Blogs
Moving On-Prem PostgreSQL to the Cloud: Picking the Right Path for Big Tables
Every PostgreSQL migration eventually hits the same fork in the road. The database is...
A Spread of Vacation
By Steve Jones
I’m off on vacation today. Which is a little weird as I just got...
How AgentDBA Identifies Backup Failures
By Arun Sirpal
Every DBA has a box like this. Sitting untouched for months. Nobody’s proud of...
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From SQL Server On-Premises to Claude Desktop: How I built a Full MCP Pipeline
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Independence Day 2026
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Question of the Day
Independence Day 2026
In the original Independence Day movie (1996), what type of computer did Jeff Goldblum use to connect to the alien mainframe? Take a guess, don't look it up or ask AI.
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