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With people becoming smarter about technology, does it make sense for them to choose their own computer? Steve Jones thinks so.
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With people becoming smarter about technology, does it make sense for them to choose their own computer? Steve Jones thinks so.
Ethics in IT - Database Weekly (Nov 17, 2008)
Employers say they're looking for more ethics and morals in IT for 2009. Steve Jones hopes it's true.
Ethics in IT - Database Weekly (Nov 17, 2008)
Employers say they're looking for more ethics and morals in IT for 2009. Steve Jones hopes it's true.
Ethics in IT - Database Weekly (Nov 17, 2008)
Employers say they're looking for more ethics and morals in IT for 2009. Steve Jones hopes it's true.
Filtering Unneeded Dimension Members in PerformancePoint Filters
Removing redundant dimension members from a Tree filter in PerformancePoint 2007 by using a simple MDX query.
How Productive Are You?
We all deal with inefficiencies at work, but how efficient are we ourselves? Steve Jones takes a poll this Friday.
Attribute Member Values in Analysis Services
Learn how the appropriate use of attribute member Value can support the selection and delivery of enterprise data in a more focused and consumer-friendly manner. Join BI Architect Bill Pearson in a hands-on examination of the attribute member Value property and its underlying settings in Analysis Services.
Scaling Up Your Data Warehouse with SQL Server 2008
This paper discusses how to use SQL Server 2008 to get great performance as your data warehouse scales up. We present lessons learned during extensive internal data warehouse testing on a 64-core HP Integrity Superdome during the development of the SQL Server 2008 release, and via production experience with large-scale SQL Server customers.
Easy and Repeatable Testing of DB Code (Stored Procs, etc.) with DbFit
Testing DB code is not fun or easy so it usually gets ignored. But now there’s a super-easy way to test using DBFit.
Blogs
Stupid Things I Did With AI: ASCII Art
By Steve Jones
I ran across this article recently (https://www.gatesnotes.com/meet-bill/source-code/reader/microsoft-original-source-code) and it has a great opening piece...
Simple Talks Podcasting in 2026
By Steve Jones
I’m in the UK today, having arrived this morning in London. Hopefully, by this...
SSMS 22 still inserting tabs instead of spaces
I’m not trying to start up a debate whether you should use tabs or...
Forums
Script Task execution error with HTTP request
I have a script task that tries to execute a HTTP request, which seems...
SQL Server 2025 Standard Developer Edition
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URL Safe or Not?
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Question of the Day
URL Safe or Not?
If I use BASE4_ENCODE() in SQL Server 2025, is the output URL Safe by default?
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