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
242 reads
Editorials
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
246 reads
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
90 reads
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
203 reads
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
127 reads
The Social Mesh
Steve Jones talks about some research from Dr. Cross, a professor from his alma mater, into social networks and how work gets done in a company.
2008-04-10
67 reads
The Feature Debate
Is SQL Server keeping up with MySQL or is it the other way around. Steve Jones comments on a few of the differences in the platforms.
2008-04-09
121 reads
Securing Data
It's important that you do more than just implement perimeter security with firewalls. Steve Jones talks about how we can better secure our systems.
2008-04-08
520 reads
No XP, but Look Forward To 7
A look back at the news of the past week including Windows 7, SSD performance, April Fools, and consistency in SQL Server.
2008-04-07
496 reads
The Cost of Support
Microsoft is not planning on releasing Service Pack 3, but what is the best model for supporting software? Steve Jones gives a few thoughts.
2008-04-07
89 reads
Blogs
How to Run Databases on Kubernetes: An 8-Step Guide
In this step-by-step tutorial, learn how to run MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and other stateful...
Episode 11 of Simple Talks: Oracle
By Steve Jones
The 11th episode is now live, recorded a few weeks ago at the PASS...
A New Word: Mornden
By Steve Jones
mornden – n. the self-container pajama universe shared by two people on a long...
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Renaming a Database
If I want to rename the OldSales database to ArchiveSales, how can I do this? (choose 2)
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