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
381 reads
Editorials
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
253 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
281 reads
We Are Not Alone
Today we have a guest editorial from Robert Pearl that talks about the SQL Server community, and how you can get involved.
2010-09-16
138 reads
Social Engineering Dangers
Social engineering is one of the most effective ways to hack information out of a company. Steve Jones looks at this technique and a recent contest at DefCon that featured social engineering.
2010-09-15
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More Than SQL
Today Steve Jones talks about the upcoming SQL Saturday #52 in Colorado, and how it's encompassing more than just a day of SQL learning.
2010-09-14
94 reads
Getting Fired from an Unpaid Job.
Phil Factor initially brooded about being fired from a job he was just doing unpaid to help out. Then he suddenly realized that they were probably right.
2010-09-13
346 reads
Instrumentation
This Friday Steve Jones is looking for the instrumentation or monitoring that you build into your applications.
2010-09-10
181 reads
Enjoy Your Job
A reminder today that there are people that enjoy their jobs. Steve Jones reminds us that we should take jobs based on that criteria.
2010-09-09
254 reads
Talking To You Makes Me Smarter
There's a lot of value in the interactions that professionals have with each other. A guest editorial from Andy Warren talks about the benefits of meeting new people.
2010-09-07
138 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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