Ransomware and DevOps
Ransomware is becoming a bigger and bigger problem. Steve has some thoughts on how you should think about security in your database environment.
2019-07-15
337 reads
Editorials
2019-07-12 (first published: 2015-04-28)
371 reads
Learning to Stop Being a Hero
There is a hero complex for many in IT. Steve provides some advice in how we should look at our workload and our employer's expectations when we consider a new job.
2019-07-11
1,094 reads
Waking Up to No Support
Support for SQL Server 2008 and 2008 R2 ended yesterday. Steve has a few thoughts on what you should be thinking about today.
2019-07-10
292 reads
The Clear Cloudy Future of Databases
The future of databases is in the cloud. Maybe not for everyone, but it is becoming a trend.
2019-07-09
357 reads
Building Helpful Commit Messages
Using a VCS is a core skill, according to Steve. One part of that is learning to write better commit messages.
2019-07-08
441 reads
More Linux than Windows
Microsoft announced that Linux runs on more machines in Azure than Windows. Steve isn't surprised and thinks that Linux use will continue to grow.
2019-07-06
196 reads
Summer Break
Just one day between a holiday and a weekend, so Steve asks for the ways you escape work this summer.
2019-07-05
118 reads
2019-07-04
118 reads
Fines for Data Access
A government is fined for allowing inappropriate access to data. That might be something we deal with in other companies at some point.
2019-07-03
187 reads
Blogs
Finding fields used in a Power BI report in PBIR format with Semantic Link Labs
Have you ever wondered where a certain field is used in a report? Or...
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...
Forums
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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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