Pimp My Data Center
Steve Jones talks about the changing capabilities and flexibilities of data centers as technologies change.
Alerts for when Login Failures Strike
When repeated SQL Server login failures occur, a DBA should investigate. It could just be someone repeatedly typing in the wrong password. Worst case is a virus attack flooding your network with connection requests. Receiving an e-mail while login failures are occurring allows DBAs to investigate and fix the issue as soon as possible. So how is DBA notified of login failures without flooding their inbox?
SqlCredit – Part 17: Exploring SQL 2005’s OUTPUT Clause
SQL Server 2005 introduces the OUTPUT clause, a bit of magic that allows us to get the identity value, plus a number of other values, from an INSERT, UPDATE, or DELETE, which all have different interaction with OUTPUT. This article concentrates on INSERT.
Un-retiring
Would you leave technology and come back to it as a career? It seems that many people are afraid of doing it, but Steve Jones talks about why it shouldn't matter.
Un-retiring
Would you leave technology and come back to it as a career? It seems that many people are afraid of doing it, but Steve Jones talks about why it shouldn't matter.
Un-retiring
Would you leave technology and come back to it as a career? It seems that many people are afraid of doing it, but Steve Jones talks about why it shouldn't matter.
Pimp My Data Center
Steve Jones talks about the changing capabilities and flexibilities of data centers as technologies change.
Pimp My Data Center
Steve Jones talks about the changing capabilities and flexibilities of data centers as technologies change.
Pimp My Data Center
Steve Jones talks about the changing capabilities and flexibilities of data centers as technologies change.
Infinite Seizure - Database Weekly (2008/8/4)
This week's Database Weekly editorial examines the US policy of potentially seizing laptops for an infinite period when you enter the country.
Blogs
Claude AI Convinced Me Not to Build an iPad App
By Steve Jones
I coach volleyball and I do a lot of stat stuff on paper. I...
A New Word: Dolorblindness
By Steve Jones
dolorblindness – n. the frustration that you’ll never be able to understand another person’s...
Claude Code Helps Analyze Test Data Manager Log Files
By Steve Jones
I had a customer ask about analyzing their Test Data Manager (TDM) usage to...
Forums
Data Warehouse Toolkit meets Star Schema: The Complete Reference
Is there a good syllabus for reading these two together? (Yes, it's called the...
GPX distance and time analysis in SQL Server
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The DBA is Dead; Long Live the DBA
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Question of the Day
Changing the AG Listener
In SQL Server 2025, if I want to remove an IP from a listener, what do I do?
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