Should You Learn R or Python?
Both Python and R have become very popular languages in the last few years, especially among data professionals. Which should you learn or use? Steve has a few thoughts.
2021-05-21
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Editorials
2021-05-19
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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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Blogs
Using CAT for Testing of Data Agents
In last months one of the scenarios where you can use AI has been...
Are you getting value from your reporting?
By ChrisJenkins
Do you spend so long manipulating your data into something vaguely useful that you...
The Book of Redgate: SQL Server Central
By Steve Jones
It was neat to stumble on this in the book, a piece by me,...
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Backup to Immutable Storage
In SQL Server 2025, a backup can be made on Azure Immutable Storage. What changes in how the backup is created?
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