Making Mistakes - Database Weekly (June 1, 2009)
We all make mistakes, even when we are trying to help others. What should you do about it? Steve Jones has a few thoughts on advice online.
2009-06-01
144 reads
Editorial
No More SOX
A legal challenge to the Sarbannes-Oxley act is being heard this fall. Steve Jones doesn't necessarily think this is a bad law.
2009-06-01
176 reads
The Sports Salary
Are you happy with your salary? Are you happy with the way you negotiated it? Steve Jones asks if you might like a different salary structure.
2009-05-29
273 reads
Dead Data
What happens to the data of a company if it goes out of business? Steve Jones has a little experience and says it might not be as simple as you think.
2009-05-28
113 reads
Decoding Micro-speak
MVP Brad McGegee spends a lot of time talking to people at Microsoft. He's learned how to interpret thier language, and understand what they mean when using certain terms.
2009-05-27 (first published: 2009-05-26)
153 reads
The Real SQL Server Experts
T-SQL is not a language to be admired from a distance for its grace, sophistication and integrity. It is a tool designed to allow "normal" developers and DBAs to build database business applications as smoothly and efficiently as possible.
2009-05-25
370 reads
Happy Memorial Day 2009
Steve Jones hopes you have a wonderful Memorial Day and brings you a blooper reel to pass the time if you are one of those people stuck working today.
2009-05-25
84 reads
Time Off
It's almost summer with Memorial Day coming next week in the US. For this Friday's poll Steve Jones asks about nothing to do with SQL Server, technology, or work.
2009-05-22
85 reads
Do You Have a Problem?
Is it easier to justify expenses fr a developer than an administrator. Steve Jones thinks it is.
2009-05-21
99 reads
Method to the Madness
Instead of piling on more, often increasingly complex, tools, Tony believes what is needed is a clear roadmap and methodology for systematically addressing SQL Server Performance issues.
2009-05-20
157 reads
Blogs
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,...
Git forked
Forgive me for the title. Mentally I’m 12. When I started my current day...
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Question of the Day
The String Distance I
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('Steve', 'Stan')
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