Updating Certifications
Microsoft is retiring some certifications and offering others. Steve has a few thoughts on this.
2020-03-13
255 reads
Editorials
Why Containers?
Steve Jones highlights the importance he sees for data professionals in the containerization of software.
2020-03-11
288 reads
2020-03-10
323 reads
The Panjandrum Conundrum
With progress thwarted by a committee of panjandrums, will T-SQL forever remain in the doldrums? So wonders Phil Factor.
2020-03-09 (first published: 2017-07-10)
446 reads
The Developer Arguments for Stored Procedures
Today Steve asks what reasons a developer has for using stored procedures.
2020-03-06
520 reads
Is 100% Security Possible?
A security breach at Microsoft is disconcerting, especially when they don't share details.
2020-03-05
277 reads
2020-03-04
338 reads
The Evolution of AI
Artificial Intelligence systems might dramatically change our world, but they need lots of help and work to get better.
2020-03-03
134 reads
What Happened to Hadoop?
For a time, it seemed that everyone wanted to build a Hadoop system. The world has changed, and that's not as popular an idea as it used to be. Today, Steve has a few thoughts.
2020-03-02
523 reads
Automatic Redaction of PII
Amazon is providing automatic redaction of PII data in there transcription service.
2020-02-29
268 reads
Blogs
Adding Test data to msdb.sysjobhistory
By Steve Jones
One of our internal people was looking to test some process in (I assume)...
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
This Black Week, don't just get a discount—get ahead! Whether you're a total newbie...
Forums
% processor Time in Activity monitor is greyed out
When I connect to my SQL Server using SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) from...
Tools for MySQL memory estimations and optimization?
Hi all! I’ve been using MySQLCalculator.com for memory calculations, but I’m looking for alternatives...
Question of the Day
The Hash Join II
Which of these inputs is the smaller input to a hash join?
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