I like to call tempdb the “workhorse” of SQL Server. I’ve heard some other people call it other terms that were not so flattering, but since I like to keep things positive, I’ll stick with workhorse. SQL Server uses tempdb for many things. The obvious uses are temp tables and table variables, but tempdb is […]
2019-11-02
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Microsoft has grown and changed their culture in the last few years, which greatly impresses Steve.
2019-11-01
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2019-10-31
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The challenges of information overload can weigh on technology workers.
2019-10-30
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Today Steve Jones wonders if software developers would make changes to software on their own, without direction from management.
2019-10-29 (first published: 2015-11-16)
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The decision to work for yourself instead of full time for an organization can be a hard one.
2019-10-28
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This week Grant muses on how history can impact our decisions moving forward, and having a little empathy can be useful when re-examining the past.
2019-10-26
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Today we have a guest editorial from Andy Warren. When you need to take notes, how do you do it? Have you thought about it and experimented? Read on to see what Andy Warren does.
2019-10-25 (first published: 2012-01-31)
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It's easy for most of us to get caught up in work and not stop to think about the larger picture, or the longer term. Steve Jones thinks you should make time for both of these.
2019-10-24 (first published: 2015-10-01)
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Kubernetes is a technology Steve thinks will be important in the future and knowing a bit more about it can be important for your career.
2019-10-23
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Have you ever wondered where a certain field is used in a report? Or...
By Steve Jones
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Announced at Microsoft Ignite last week were some new product features related to the...
I am using the following script to import data from a json file. This...
When I connect to my SQL Server using SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) from...
Hi all! I’ve been using MySQLCalculator.com for memory calculations, but I’m looking for alternatives...
Which of these inputs is the smaller input to a hash join?
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