The Challenge of Contracting
The nature of work might be changing, and Steve has a few thoughts on thinking about your job as always contracting.
2020-03-25
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Editorials
2020-03-24
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2020-03-23
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Azure Data Studio and Deployment Notebooks
Azure Data Studio (ADS) is a cross-platform tool that you can use to run T-SQL queries much as you have done using SQL Server Management Studio. No, the databases do not need to be hosted in Azure; the tool works fine for on-premises SQL Servers as well. I’ve started using ADS more as I teach […]
2020-03-21
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What's the Cost of an Hour?
Outages can be expensive, and today Steve asks if you know just how expensive they are for your organization.
2020-03-20
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Don't Lose Data Without a Hacker
Data loss shouldn't come from simple misconfiguration. As Steve notes, if no hacking is involved, you shouldn't lose data.
2020-03-19
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SQL Is Always Going to be Popular
Steve thinks that learning more about the SQL language is always a good career investment.
2020-03-18
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Build the VCS Habit
Steve thinks version control is a fundamental and critical part of working in technology.
2020-03-17
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The WFH Challenges
Working from home can be hard and Steve has a few ideas that might help you transition during these challenging times.
2020-03-16
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Secure Enclave Concerns
A new security flaw in Intel SGX is found by researchers. This may or may not be a problem, but you should be aware.
2020-03-14
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Blogs
Microsoft Ignite Announcements Nov 2024
By James Serra
Announced at Microsoft Ignite last week were some new product features related to the...
SQL Training: Black Friday Deals Up to 75% Off
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When is the perfect moment to build a data strategy in a company?
The post When is the perfect moment to build a data strategy in a...
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Question of the Day
The Hash Join II
Which of these inputs is the smaller input to a hash join?
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