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.
How to configure and Use Database Backup Compression in SQL Server 2008
SQL Server 2008 introduces the Database Backup Compression feature. This article describes how to take advantage of this new feature
Lazy Developers - Database Weekly (2008/07/28)
Developers tend to be lazy in Steve Jones' view. This week he examines some of the problems that this lack of effort can cause in applications.
Lazy Developers - Database Weekly (2008/07/28)
Developers tend to be lazy in Steve Jones' view. This week he examines some of the problems that this lack of effort can cause in applications.
Lazy Developers - Database Weekly (2008/07/28)
Developers tend to be lazy in Steve Jones' view. This week he examines some of the problems that this lack of effort can cause in applications.
Monitoring Report Execution Performance with Execution Logs
This article presents an excerpt from the book, Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services Step by Step, by Stacia Misner and Hitachi Consulting. Learn how to monitor reporting services by implementing an execution logging database and reviewing reports that query that database.
Virtual Conversions
Virtualization is becoming more and more popular, being implemented in many companies every day to replace the need to add more physical boxes to your data center. Steve Jones comments on some of the handy features of virtualization.
Blogs
PlanTrace Now Supports PostgreSQL
PlanTrace Now Supports PostgreSQL The same plan analysis you know from...
A New Word: the Kinder Surprise
By Steve Jones
the kinder surprise – . the point in your early adolescence when you realize...
Crash-Consistent Snapshot Cloning - Hyper-V Edition
If you’ve been following my T-SQL Snapshot Backup series, most of what I’ve covered...
Forums
SSRS Is Dead. Here Are Your Real Options
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The Distance Metric
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The New Wave of Security Threats
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Question of the Day
The Distance Metric
In the new VECTOR_DISTANCE() function in SQL Server 2025, the first parameter is the distance_metric. What is this?
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