Two Steps Ahead
Today Steve Jones talks about those great DBAs, the Exceptional ones that do more than just respond to issues or set up monitoring on their systems.
2012-10-25
164 reads
Editorials
A SQL Server Log Reader
There's a hole in the SQL Server platform. No log reader comes with the product and Steve Jones thinks Microsoft should build one and include it.
2012-10-24
413 reads
Walk on the Wild Side
Today Steve Jones talks about the differences between development and production and how it can be good to spend a little doing the other type of work.
2012-10-23
116 reads
2012-10-22
85 reads
Unprofessional Employers
This Friday Steve Jones talks about training and employers, and who has the responsibility for your knowledge? Let us know if you think your employer shares the burden with you.
2012-10-19
330 reads
Windows Server 2012 and Hyper-V
Steve Jones talks about the improvements in Hyper-V in Windows Server 2012. These days there isn't a good reason to avoid considering virtualization for SQL Servers.
2012-10-18
275 reads
Manage By Delegation
There always seem to be more and more instances to manage, but not more and more staff. Steve Jones talks about the key to good management being delegation of the work.
2012-10-17
148 reads
I'm Not a Rock Star
Steve Jones reflects on the SQL in the City tour that recently wrapped up in the US.
2012-10-16
152 reads
Innovation
This Friday Steve Jones wants to know if innovation matters in your company. And if you really enjoy working with computers and solving problems.
2012-10-12
252 reads
Potential
We often view potential hires based on their potential and not necessarily on their experience. Today Steve Jones talks about the dangers of putting more emphasis on future, rather than past, performance.
2012-10-10
128 reads
Blogs
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...
PowerPoint to HTML with Claude AI
By Steve Jones
I had an idea for an animated view of a sales tool, and started...
Forums
Optimism Without Illusion or Why AI Needs Blunt Technologists
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SSIS with VS2022 64/32 issue with Excel files
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Case part is sloooooow
Hi So the case statement is slowing this down - but for the life...
Question of the Day
The String Distance I
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('tim', 'tom')
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