What Not To Say
Steve Jones has some advice for data professionals today. These are a few things that your boss doesn't want to hear, and you probably don't want to say.
2015-06-03 (first published: 2011-01-26)
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Editorials
Finding Production Drift
The changes made to production can be problematic at times. Steve Jones notes we can't prevent them, but we can look for them.
2015-06-02
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Who Cares About Your Data?
The observation that people hear what they want to hear is not a new one, and yet the extent to which people will go out of their way to ignore or misinterpret evidence can still surprise.
2015-06-01
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2015-06-01
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Statistical Analysis
This week Steve Jones asks the questions about advanced data analysis and statistics you might be using in your applications.
2015-05-29
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The Hidden Patterns in Data
Looking at statistics and data to draw conclusions can be hard. Steve Jones comments on an interesting way of analyzing data from TED.
2015-05-28
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2015-05-27
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Hack Us
A challenge from United intrigues Steve Jones. How many other companies would make a challenge like this?
2015-05-26
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2015-05-25
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Native Audits
This week Steve Jones asks if you're using the SQL Audit feature built into SQL Server.
2015-05-22
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Blogs
How to Connect to SQL Server When Nothing Else Works – DAC
By gbargsley
It's 2 AM. Your phone is going off. Users can't connect to the application,...
Get a Range of Sequence Values: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
I discovered a procedure recently that I wasn’t aware of: sp_sequence_get_range. This post looks...
The Agent Era: When “How do I…?” Replaces “Where do I click?”
By Arun Sirpal
After a year away getting to grips with AI and its application across the...
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Detecting Deadlocks
By default, how often is the SQL Server Database Engine checking for deadlocks?
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