Practice Those Scripts

A database script caused a large outage for Salesforce. Steve wonders if you have ideas on how to prevent this type of issue in your environment.

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The Data Platform is Important

I didn’t attend the //build/ conference this year and am slightly disappointed. Only slightly, since I was in these cities in May already and didn’t need another trip: London,...

Just a Week to SQL Sat Pensacola

One of my favorite events, in a wonderful place to spend the weekend. I’ve been to Pensacola a few times (3?), including a couple times with my daughter. It’s...

Technology Flows Downstream

The technologies that we see in other data platform products sometimes flow to SQL Server.

An Alert Philosophy

Many of you reading this will be responsible in some way for managing a system. This might be a test/development system or a production one, but often you want to know how well the system is working. Or maybe you want to know if the system is working at all. Even developers care if their […]

Basic Functions

Accessing Always Encrypted Data

Segments for Protection

Computer network security is important, and it's something we ought to be more concerned with as data professionals.

SSMS or SSDT

The question this week deals with tools. Steve Jones is looking to see which tools are preferred by most database developers.