Planning for Failure
Today Steve Jones reminds us that the small disasters are likely to occur, and that you need to be sure that you're planning for them, and practicing for the recovery that will be needed.
2010-09-30
141 reads
Editorials
Hot Skills
What are the hot skills for 2011? Steve Jones talks about one that you might not have thought about.
2010-09-28
682 reads
Can Wives Shorten Work Hours?
This editorial was originally published on Jun 23, 2005. It is being reprinted today as Steve is on vacation. It talks about the impact of long hours on families.
2010-09-27
247 reads
SQL Server's implementation of Window Functions
Phil factor compares SQL Server 2008's implementation of Window Functions to PostgreSQL and finds SQL Server frustratingly lacking in some of the essentials.
2010-09-27
792 reads
Great Service – All About Attitude
today we have a guest editorial from Andy Warren that talks about how attitude can influence the impression you make can have a huge impact on how your service is viewed.
2010-09-24
124 reads
Community Direction
Steve Jones wishes that Microsoft had a way for the community to give better feedback about what we see as a priority in the next version of SQL Server.
2010-09-23
57 reads
What Do We Need in SQL Server?
Steve Jones asks us today about what we might like to see in the next few versions of SQL Server.
2010-09-22
273 reads
NoSQL Is Not Everywhere
NoSQL has been getting a lot of press in the last year, but it's not necessarily the best platform or solution for you. Steve Jones comments on NoSQL and alternative platforms.
2010-09-21
371 reads
Big Data and SQL
Today Steve Jones talks about how some companies find efficiencies by training employees to use SQL. Perhaps that's a good idea for all developers.
2010-09-20
244 reads
The Cloud is Nothing Special
This week Steve talks about cloud computing, and the fact that a lot of what the cloud does is no big deal. But it can be helpful to IT professionals.
2010-09-20
271 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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Question of the Day
The Hash Join II
Which of these inputs is the smaller input to a hash join?
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