Going Naked
Steve Jones talks about the value of software maintenance and how you should view their value.
Owning the Spelling Suggestion Feature
To create your own spelling suggestion feature, you need a look-up with correct spellings and misspellings. I walk you through it.
The Database Weekly Update for July 21, 2008
In this update from the past week Steve Jones looks at leaks in encrypted disks and Web 2.0 development.
How to Track Down Deadlocks Using SQL Server 2005 Profiler
It is irritating, sometimes alarming, for the user to be confronted by the 'deadlock message' when a deadlock happens. It can be a tiresome business to prevent them from occurring in applications. Fortunately, the profiler can be used to help DBAs identify how deadlocking problems happen, and indicate the best way of minimising the likelihood of their reappearance.
The IT Employee Benchmark
What's important in an IT employee? Steve Jones talks about the skills and measurements CIOs want today and tomorrow.
The IT Employee Benchmark
What's important in an IT employee? Steve Jones talks about the skills and measurements CIOs want today and tomorrow.
The IT Employee Benchmark
What's important in an IT employee? Steve Jones talks about the skills and measurements CIOs want today and tomorrow.
T-SQL Function to Determine Holidays in SQL Server
While working on a project recently I was asked to develop a mechanism that would provide the dates for state and federal holidays in a given year. Since this project deals with all states and territories of the United States, the list had to be comprehensive and the client asked that this list be in the form of a SQL query calculated on-the-fly, rather than a static list.
Going Naked
Steve Jones talks about the value of software maintenance and how you should view their value.
Going Naked
Steve Jones talks about the value of software maintenance and how you should view their value.
Blogs
SQL Saturday Boston Slides and Code
By Steve Jones
Thanks to everyone who attended my sessions today at SQL Saturday Boston 2025. I’ve...
Scaling SQL Server 2025 Vector Search with Load-Balanced Ollama Embeddings
SQL Server 2025 introduces native support for vector data types and external AI models....
Advice I Like: Fear and Imagination
By Steve Jones
Fear is fueled by a lack of imagination. The antidote to fear is not...
Forums
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Choosing an AI in Sept 2025
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The New SQL Server 2025 Data type
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Question of the Day
The New SQL Server 2025 Data type
In SQL Server 2025, there is a new data type designed to support similarity search and machine learning applications for AI applications. What is this new data type?
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