Somehow, one is expected to be pleased that SQL Server 2005 is going to have another Service Pack. Why? For many DBAs, SQL Server 2005 is still a dangerous and radical upgrade. Phil Factor considers Microsoft's responsibilities...
2008-10-28
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Many people who spend time contributing to technical forums bemoan the increasing amount of time and energy they expend trying to help people who seem unwilling or unable to help themselves. At the same time, they say, the courtesy is deteriorating and the number of people willing to "stir things up" for the sake of it increases. Is there a solution to this?
2008-10-27
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How much do you trust companies with your data? Steve Jones finds a couple new web sites that offer great services, but is it worth the price?
2008-10-27
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For this Friday's poll, Steve Jones asks about what absolutes you might have in your job.
2008-10-24
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Steve Jones talks about virtualization with databases, but not in the way you might think.
2008-10-23
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Agile, or maybe even hyper-agile. Steve Jones talks about some challenges in the web 2.0 world.
2008-10-22
132 reads
Sometimes determining who owns the data or information isn't that easy. Steve Jones has an example from the US election in 2008.
2008-10-21
88 reads
The loss of data is getting ridiculous. Steve Jones wants companies and government to do something about it.
2008-10-20
66 reads
With the economy slowing the the world facing a financial crisis, Steve Jones polls the man on the street this Friday.
2008-10-17
147 reads
A great company will be big enough and small enough. Steve Jones talks about finding that balance.
2008-10-15
97 reads
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I had a customer ask about analyzing their Test Data Manager (TDM) usage to...
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I had an idea for an animated view of a sales tool, and started...
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In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('tim', 'tom')
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