Live Monitoring
You can get a look into how SQLServerCentral handles the load of it's database servers with a new tool, and release of reports.
2010-11-11
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Editorials
Automated Driving
Could we ever have computers automating our cars and handling the driving for us? Steve Jones doesn't think so, despite some ongoing projects.
2010-11-10
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Code of Conduct for Software Maintenance
A number of companies came together to develop a code of conduct recently for software vendors. Steve Jones thinks this is a good idea.
2010-11-09
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Should You Write Down Your Passwords?
Today we have an older editorial by Steve Jones being republished. This piece talks about security and why it might be a good idea to write down those passwords.
2010-11-08
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Enterprise Management
This Friday Steve Jones asks the question about how you manage large numbers of SQL Server instances.
2010-11-05
215 reads
One Time Passwords
Facebook has implemented a new security feature that Steve Jones thinks might work well for SQL Server as well.
2010-11-04
266 reads
Swarms
Steve Jones talks about the workplace of the future, and a prediction from the Gartner Group that it will include swarms.
2010-11-03
144 reads
Life Without a Net
Today we have a guest editorial from Rodney Landrum that talks about life in the past, when we couldn't look up everything on the Internet.
2010-11-02
220 reads
Can I really drop that index?
You believe that an index is unused and so could be removed, and yet, your finger hovers nervously over the metaphorical "delete" button. You can't quite bring yourself to do it. Is it really safe to drop this index? Tony wonders if "invisible indexes" might solve this dilemma.
2010-11-01
390 reads
Happy Halloween 2010
Steve Jones has a day off before SQL Server Connections and brings us a blooper reel for Halloween.
2010-11-01
103 reads
Blogs
Webinar: Navigating the Database Landscape in 2026
By Steve Jones
For a number of years, we’ve produced the State of the Database Landscape report,...
Claude AI Convinced Me Not to Build an iPad App
By Steve Jones
I coach volleyball and I do a lot of stat stuff on paper. I...
A New Word: Dolorblindness
By Steve Jones
dolorblindness – n. the frustration that you’ll never be able to understand another person’s...
Forums
Transactional Replication setup issue
Hi! I've been banging my head against the wall for 2 days now trying...
The Power of Data and Privacy
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What's the Date?
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Question of the Day
What's the Date?
In SQL Server 2025, there is a new function that returns the current date without the time. What is it?
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