The Chief Data Officer
The idea of a Chief Data Officer is growing in many companies. Steve thinks this is a good thing.
2022-03-16
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Editorials
The Challenges of Changing Software Tools
The way different generations use computers could affect how we built software tools.
2022-03-14
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2022-03-11 (first published: 2017-05-04)
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The (Former) Complexity of PowerShell
Steve Jones notes that PowerShell seems to becoming an easier to use language for SQL Server professionals.
2022-03-09 (first published: 2017-01-19)
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Would You Still Love Linux If Windows Was Free?
A guest editorial today looks at the OS debate: Windows v Linux.
2022-03-07 (first published: 2017-02-07)
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Using Technology for Health
I've been fairly healthy and fit for most of my life. While I've always had a few extra pounds, I do try to eat better than average and I exercise regularly. That didn't stop age and some pandemic laxity from catching up with me. My annual checkup last December had my doctor (and me) slightly […]
2022-03-05
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Is the Time of the DBA Ending?
The DBA role might be changing, but Steve thinks this creates opportunities.
2022-03-04
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The Test Mistake
Many developers have made mistakes that in test and development environments that customers notice. Using DevOps should help reduce these issues.
2022-03-02
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Less is More
In some ways the world changes a lot; in others, it's very much the same. Steve notes that often change brings opportunities, if you can adapt.
2022-02-28
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Another look at table variables
Becoming overly enthusiastic about a new SQL Server feature can backfire if you don’t do some testing. One example is the table variable introduced with SQL Server 2000. At the time, there was a myth that table variables would always perform better than temp tables with the reasoning that, by definition, variables are stored in […]
2022-02-26
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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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