Simple(r) Coffee
Choice is good, but too much choice can cause problems in both coffee shops and software teams, as Steve notes today.
2025-01-13
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Editorials
The Weather Outside Is Frightful
Yeah, I know, holidays are over. It snowed about four inches overnight here and it's still coming down a little. You'll forgive me for having that song running through my head. Yesterday morning, before the storm started, we did a check through the house to make sure we were ready for a couple of days […]
2025-01-11
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The Lesser Used Functions
There have been a number of changes to the T-SQL language that are very specialized. Steve asks if you use any in your code?
2025-01-10
258 reads
Adding the Right Value
Are you doing the things at work that your boss cares about or the things you care about? Steve has a few thoughts on this.
2025-01-08
176 reads
The Rise of Data Centers
There is still a huge demand for data centers, both from cloud vendors and private enterprises.
2025-01-06
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2025-01-04
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2025-01-03
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2025-01-01
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How Much AI Do We Need?
AI seems to be invading many different parts of our life. Today Steve wonders how much we really need.
2024-12-30 (first published: 2020-04-20)
544 reads
Subscribing to a Great New Year
It is December 27, and the most significant day of the year for reviewing your life is quickly approaching. New Year’s Day is probably the most positive day of the year when people, in all manner of situations, think back to the previous rotation around the earth and decide what they will do better this […]
2024-12-28
54 reads
Blogs
SQL Server Security – TDE Encryption
By Vinay Thakur
Transparent Data Encryption(TDE): TDE was initially introduced in SQL Server 2008 Enterprise Edition; this...
A Las Vegas Break
By Steve Jones
Only a little break for me. I’m actually heading to Las Vegas today for ...
Finding Balance: Things Will Come Up
By Steve Jones
I have a presentation on finding balance in your career that got quite a...
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Migrate SSRS Reports to PowerBI Report Server in SQL Server 2025
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Question of the Day
Identities and Sequences III
When thinking of the Identity property for auto incrementing columns and sequences for the same action, which can be used with the BIGINT data type?
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