Automated Azure SQL VM Patching

Common Algorithm Concerns

Steve doesn't have a lot of concerns about AI models writing code and reusing algorithms, but others might not feel the same way.

Implementing Change Data Capture

Managed Instance Impressions

Today Steve asks about your view of Managed Instance. He has found many people like the offering quite a bit.

A New Word: Insoucism

insoucism – n. the inability to decide how much sympathy your situation really deserves, knowing that so many people have it far worse and others far better, that some...

Friday Flyway Tips–State-based Deployments

Recently the Flyway Desktop (FWD) team release support for state-based deployments. These are similar to SQL Compare deployments, but with your code source control, which is where you want...

Inserting Transaction Marks

Reading JSON Data with Python

Recently I’ve been looking at archiving some data at SQL Saturday. As a start, I needed to read some of the archive data I have in Python. This post...

The Costs and Rewards of Speaking

Steve has had a good time sharing knowledge with others at events. He gives you a few thoughts on why you might join him at a future event.

Invisible Downtime

Steve has a few thoughts on invisible downtime, a term he had never heard until recently.