2021-05-19
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Editorials
2021-05-17
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What counts for a DBA: Foresight
Of all the valuable attributes of a DBA, from passion to humility to practicality, perhaps one of the most important attributes may turn out to be the most seemingly nebulous: foresight. According to Free Dictionary, foresight is the "perception of the significance and nature of events before they have occurred". Foresight does not come naturally to most people, as the […]
2021-05-15
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2021-05-14
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Incident Response Data
Being prepared for a disaster might mean having a way to collect data when something occurs.
2021-05-12
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Checking Up on Vendors
Being able to audit the actions others take on your systems is important to Steve, especially when working in the cloud.
2021-05-10
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Non-Stop Learning
There was a recent discussion in the forums here at SQL Server Central regarding the difficulties presented by the constantly shifting technology landscape. The core question was, how on earth do you master stuff? Especially, how do you master things when they're both new and constantly changing? Honestly, you don't. I mean, you can, but […]
2021-05-08
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Getting Started Remotely
Today Steve wonders what advice you might give someone starting out their career in technology.
2021-05-07
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Cloud Database Growth
The use of cloud databases is growing, and Azure SQL Database is one of the more popular ones.
2021-05-05
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Holding Code in Your Head
Steve has a few thoughts on software development and coding today when working in teams and trying to keep the entire solution in your head.
2021-05-03
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Blogs
SQL Training: Black Friday Deals Up to 75% Off
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When is the perfect moment to build a data strategy in a company?
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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...
Forums
Learn Microsoft Fabric: A practical guide to performing data analytics in the era of artificial intelligence
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Learn Microsoft Fabric: A practical guide to performing data analytics in the era of artificial intelligence
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Rebuild Index Job on a Large DB
We have a db close to 3 tb and rebuilding/ reorganizing indexes weekly is...
Question of the Day
Renaming a Database
If I want to rename the OldSales database to ArchiveSales, how can I do this? (choose 2)
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