2022-07-02
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Editorials
The Useful Cloud Tags
Tagging is important to keep track of resources in the cloud. Today Steve asks how you approach this topic.
2022-07-01
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Returning To An Employer
Leaving an employer on good terms is important, and Steve thinks employers ought to consider hiring former employees, even if they were let go in a layoff.
2022-06-29
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2022-06-27
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Shared Work Spaces: Hell, Heaven, Both?
I've just finished working in my fourth shared work space. I am not a fan. The endless hallways with all these little glassed in rooms where I can see everyone, and everyone can see me, are not my favorite places. I can see white boards with content that maybe I shouldn't be seeing. There are […]
2022-06-25
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Long Term Storage
Long term data storage isn't something we always need for databases, but it is something the world needs. A new technology has promise for those use cases, both in durability and preserving the algorithms needed.
2022-06-24
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Onboarding Remote Employees
The pandemic has meant a lot of people started new jobs remotely. Steve has a few thoughts on this process.
2022-06-22
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Better Communication of Information
Learning to better display the information contained in our data is a skill. Steve has a few thoughts today on learning to improve this for himself.
2022-06-20
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A New SQL Server Vulnerability
A new vulnerability for SQL Server is covered by a number of patches this week.
2022-06-18
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2022-06-17
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Blogs
Claude AI Convinced Me Not to Build an iPad App
By Steve Jones
I coach volleyball and I do a lot of stat stuff on paper. I...
A New Word: Dolorblindness
By Steve Jones
dolorblindness – n. the frustration that you’ll never be able to understand another person’s...
Claude Code Helps Analyze Test Data Manager Log Files
By Steve Jones
I had a customer ask about analyzing their Test Data Manager (TDM) usage to...
Forums
Data Warehouse Toolkit meets Star Schema: The Complete Reference
Is there a good syllabus for reading these two together? (Yes, it's called the...
GPX distance and time analysis in SQL Server
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The DBA is Dead; Long Live the DBA
Comments posted to this topic are about the item The DBA is Dead; Long...
Question of the Day
Changing the AG Listener
In SQL Server 2025, if I want to remove an IP from a listener, what do I do?
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