DevOps and OSS Can Scale
Microsoft has embraced open source software, and has opened much of their code. They have also proven that DevOps development can scale in this environment.
2019-07-17
204 reads
Editorials
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
349 reads
2019-07-12 (first published: 2015-04-28)
378 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
1,111 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
321 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
365 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
475 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
124 reads
2019-07-04
123 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
192 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...
Forums
Microsoft Security Changes and SQL Server
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Expanding into Print
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Downtime Caused by the Postgres Transaction ID Wraparound Problem
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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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