A Release from Data
What do you do when work is too frustrating. Steve Jones talks about finding a way to release stress and frustration.
2008-08-13
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Steve Jones
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Installing RTM (SQL Server 2008)
I had to install the RTM version of SQL Server 2008 a few days ago since I'm tech reviewing a...
2008-08-12
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2008-08-12
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Snooping
System administrators have a lot of power and temptation to use it. Steve Jones talks about the need to resist temptation and the need for oversight.
2008-08-12
58 reads
Snooping
System administrators have a lot of power and temptation to use it. Steve Jones talks about the need to resist temptation and the need for oversight.
2008-08-12
77 reads
Snooping
System administrators have a lot of power and temptation to use it. Steve Jones talks about the need to resist temptation and the need for oversight.
2008-08-12
78 reads
Bill Baker - Database Weekly (Aug 11, 2008)
This weeks Database Weekly looks at a longtime leader for the Microsoft SQL Server development team leaving the company.
2008-08-11
132 reads
The Starting Point
The Mojave Experiment is a marketing effort by Microsoft that is very interesting in looking at first impressions. Steve Jones comments.
2008-08-11
106 reads
SQL Profanities
Do you avoid certain SQL functionality because you have been told you should NEVER use it?
2008-08-11
70 reads
SQL Profanities
Do you avoid certain SQL functionality because you have been told you should NEVER use it?
2008-08-11
60 reads
Blogs
“We love to debate minutiae”
By Brian Kelley
I am guilty as charged. The quote was in reference to how people argue...
Advice I Like: Knots
By Steve Jones
Learn how to tie a bowline knot. Practice in the dark. With one hand....
Shifting Mindsets: Why FinOps is Essential for Cloud Efficiency
By HeyMo0sh
As a DevOps practitioner, I’ve always focused on performance, scalability, and automation. But as...
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how to write this query?
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Multiple Deployment Processes
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Upgrading Admin Queries
I have a query from a former DBA that we run on SQL Server 2025 to check on database metadata. This query references sys.sysaltfiles. I want to refactor this code to be more modern. Which DMV should I reference instead?
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