Coming Out of the Cloud
Google announced a local version of their cloud databases that companies can install for developers.
2023-04-17
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Editorials
Moore's Law: Navigating the Pace of Technological Change
Technology has always been a driving force in shaping our world, propelling us forward into new realms of innovation and progress. One of the most famous concepts in technology is Moore's Law, which suggests that the number of transistors on a microchip doubles approximately every two years, leading to exponential increases in computing power. In […]
2023-04-15
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The Loss of Knowledge
The loss of developer knowledge can be impactful for an organization. Steve notes that they should do more to retain their staff.
2023-04-14
174 reads
Big Data Downsides
Too much data, especially for some data analysis isn't good for diversity of any product domain.
2023-04-12
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2023-04-10
310 reads
Keeping Things Running
Today and tomorrow, as I write this, the Green Country Hamfest will be running up in Claremore, OK. Tomorrow morning, I'll be there to check out the tables and maybe pick up some new radio gear. I'll also be volunteering to help run the doors. Largely it involves just checking to be sure people paid […]
2023-04-08
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What motivates you to do your best?
In today's guest editorial: the motivation to do our best must come from within.
2023-04-07 (first published: 2017-02-17)
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Information Schema Strangeness
An extra column in an information_schema view had Steve digging into standards.
2023-04-05
171 reads
Living With Broken Software
Steve has to use software that is broken, but it's OK. It actually works well enough.
2023-04-03
110 reads
Has SQL Server Performance Improved?
This week Steve found a question of whether SQL Server 2019 uses more CPU than 2016.
2023-04-01
634 reads
Blogs
A New Word: Lilo
By Steve Jones
lilo– n. a friendship that can lie dormant for years only to pick right...
Learning Database Design and Power BI Performance
I spend my days working on and managing SQL Server instances—working days at least,...
Free SQL Training: Dive into Databases This December!
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Forums
how to calculate an average only if a minimum number of records exist?
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Subscribing to a Great New Year
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Question of the Day
The Funny Dynamic SQL
What happens when I run this code:
EXEC sp_executesql N'PRINT 1; GO';See possible answers