2008-04-24
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Editorials
The April Energy Update
The bimonthly update on energy news from Steve Jones, focusing mostly this month on wind power.
2008-04-23
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Table Level Access
Some of the features that seem to make LINQ very attractive also seem to require granting table level access to data, something Steve Jones doesn't like.
2008-04-22
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The Inmates in Charge
What happens if you allow people to be in control of their own computers? Are we putting the inmates in charge of the asylum?
2008-04-21
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The Skill Set of the Exceptional DBA
In my previous editorial on this topic, I stated that the An Exceptional DBA is defined more by what they do than what they know. Judging by the responses, there is little disputing this fact among DBW readers. However, before we accept technical knowledge as a "given", and move on, I'd like to consider the […]
2008-04-21
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Up or Down?
How does the job market look this year for DBAs? Steve Jones asks the SQL Server community for their thoughts on the current employment outlook.
2008-04-18
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Sun Invests, IBM Invests, MS ??
The other major database vendors have been making investments by purchasing database related companies, but what has Microsoft done?
2008-04-16
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Behind the Curtain
Commentary on the database related news of the past week. SQL Server 2008 Certification, deep inside SQL Server and the Library of Congress.
2008-04-14
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Bloated
What is going on with all this production data? Steve Jones talks about the need to manage data growth and is it really worth the resources.
2008-04-14
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Historical Dollars
Tracking your salary over time might be a fun, or not so fun, endeavor for a DBA. However should anyone else know what your trend is? Steve Jones asks the question this week.
2008-04-11
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Blogs
Parsing EXE Output in PowerShell
By Steve Jones
I saw a post internally that asked this question: Anyone have a handy powershell...
Connect With More Clients: Our Partner Directory Has Arrived
By Rob Sewell
The partner directory connects your agency with new customers.
Can You See Who Forced a Plan
I had an excellent group of people in Gothenburg Sweden when I taught there...
Forums
GIT Configuration and Automated Release for Azure Data Factory
Comments posted to this topic are about the item GIT Configuration and Automated Release...
Output to flat file with no delimiter
Hello all, Is there an easy way to output my records to a flat...
Refactoring Databases: Evolutionary Database Design
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Refactoring Databases: Evolutionary Database Design
Question of the Day
Concat Addition
What is the result of this code?
SELECT CONCAT(1, 2, 3) + 4See possible answers