Expect an Attack
Most companies in a recent survey expect to get hacked this year. Steve Jones wishes that the technological leaders would help everyone develop more secure code by publishing more information.
2009-06-24
164 reads
Editorial
Becoming a DBA
Steve Jones was recently asked how he knows someone is ready to be a DBA. It's an interesting question and he shares some thoughts on this today.
2009-06-23
342 reads
Grown Up Software
We all want to write better software, but do we really want to write grown up software? Steve Jones talks about one of the most successful software groups ever.
2009-06-22
180 reads
Lax Security - Database Weekly (June 22, 2009)
This week Steve Jones talks about database security, or the lack thereof, in today's world.
2009-06-22
122 reads
Going Native
This Friday Steve Jones asks about advice for other DBAs. What's the best way for those intermediate and accidental DBAs to handle maintenance on their servers?
2009-06-19
136 reads
The Best Minds
What do you want when you go to a conference? Great speakers or great information? Steve Jones talks a little about how we get both in the future.
2009-06-18
74 reads
Why Object Databases will always be Tomorrow's Technology
For many years now we always seem to have been on the verge of the revolution in object databases, without it ever quite transpiring. Why is this?
2017-02-21 (first published: 2009-06-17)
751 reads
The Simple Estimate
Why can't it be easy for someone to tackle small projects? It is in some areas, and Steve Jones talks a little about some of the issues.
2009-06-16
103 reads
Barriers to Virtualization
Virtualization, and use of the 'cloud', will be essential to the deployment of new applications, but will existing applications will be quite so amenable?
2009-06-15
279 reads
Are You an Exceptional DBA?
The Exceptional DBA award is back again in 2009. Steve Jones comments a little on his experience last year.
2009-06-15
188 reads
Blogs
Using CAT for Testing of Data Agents
In last months one of the scenarios where you can use AI has been...
Are you getting value from your reporting?
By ChrisJenkins
Do you spend so long manipulating your data into something vaguely useful that you...
The Book of Redgate: SQL Server Central
By Steve Jones
It was neat to stumble on this in the book, a piece by me,...
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Backup to Immutable Storage
In SQL Server 2025, a backup can be made on Azure Immutable Storage. What changes in how the backup is created?
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