Steve has a few examples of where AI technology works very well.

Being Mindful of Design Time

by Steve Jones

SQLServerCentral

Do you take the time to model and design your database? Steve thinks this is important, even while trying to make changes quicker to adapt to changing requirements.

T-SQL in SQL Server 2025: Concatenating Strings

by Steve Jones

SQLServerCentral

Like many of you, I have often put strings together (concatenation) with a simple arithmetical operator: +. We have a few other ways to put strings together, but in SQL Server 2025, we have a new operator that allows us to put strings together. This is the double pipe (||) operator. This article looks at […]

IoT Meets OLTP: How to Handle Backfilling Challenges in Real-Time Systems

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SimpleTalk

This is the true story of a 64-core SQL Server brought down by poor assumptions about its data. A clustered index designed for neat, sequential IoT inserts was overwhelmed when the real readings arrived late, out of order, and in bulk. The same risk lurks in any high-write system with unpredictable insert patterns. This article shows what can go wrong and how to avoid it.

Implementing PostgreSQL with Python for Real-Time Logging and Monitoring

by sabyda

SQLServerCentral

Learn how you can create a logging module in Python that can be used to insert real-time records in a PostgreSQL database and display them on a dashboard.

Internal Staff Growth

by Steve Jones

SQLServerCentral

Hiring

How do you approach adding to your team? Steve asks if you look internally or externally as a default.

JSON_CONTAINS Function in SQL Server 2025

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MSSQLTips.com

T-SQL

I have data coming into my SQL Server database as JSON. Before I start parsing it which is quite intensive, I need to check if some values are present in the JSON. Is there a function I can use to do this? Let’s see what the new JSON_CONTAINS function in SQL Server 2025 can do.