The More Things Change ...
Steve Jones talks about how IT hasn't changed very much over the years and how your career might not be that different in ten years.
Loading XML data into SQL Server 2008
This article provides a step by step guide on how to create and configure an SSIS package which can be used to import XML data
The July Car Update (2008)
With the price of gas rising and no end in sight. Steve Jones steps back to talk a bit about what solutions there might be to ease the burdens on everyone.
The July Car Update (2008)
With the price of gas rising and no end in sight. Steve Jones steps back to talk a bit about what solutions there might be to ease the burdens on everyone.
The July Car Update (2008)
With the price of gas rising and no end in sight. Steve Jones steps back to talk a bit about what solutions there might be to ease the burdens on everyone.
The Myth of Over-Normalization
Too often, denormalization is suggested as the first thing to consider when tackling query performance problems. It is said to be a necessary compromise to be made when a rigorous logical design hits an inadequate database system. As the saying goes, “Normalize ‘til it hurts, then denormalize ‘til it works”. In reality, Denormalization always leads eventually to tears.
The More Things Change ...
Steve Jones talks about how IT hasn't changed very much over the years and how your career might not be that different in ten years.
The More Things Change ...
Steve Jones talks about how IT hasn't changed very much over the years and how your career might not be that different in ten years.
Service Accounts
A Friday poll from Steve Jones looks at service accounts and how you deal with passwords.
SQL Server Security: Pros and Cons of Application Roles
Application roles often interesting possibilities in theory. In practice? Brian explores how they work and some of the pros/cons you should consider before selecting them for use in your applications.
Blogs
The Intersection Between DevOps and FinOps
By HeyMo0sh
DevOps is about shortening the system development lifecycle. Plan faster, build faster, test faster,...
Fabric Mirroring doesn’t start copying Rows
A short blog post about an issue with Fabric Mirroring (with Azure SQL DB...
JSON_OBJECTAGG is an Aggregate: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
I wrote an article recently on the JSON_OBJECTAGG function, but neglected to include an...
Forums
PostgreSQL String Functions Part 1
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Working Better Under Pressure
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Identities and Sequences V
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Question of the Day
Identities and Sequences V
When thinking about the identity property and sequence objects, which of these can generate values before an insert statement is executed?
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