When Is Work, Work?
Where is the dividing line between work time and personal time? As more and more employees get new phones, such as the Blackberry and iPhone, is the line becoming too blurred? Are there legal implications?
An IT Union - Database Weekly (Sept 8, 2008)
As Information Technology workers become more wired, with more demands, and less benefits, should they consider unionizing.
An IT Union - Database Weekly (Sept 8, 2008)
As Information Technology workers become more wired, with more demands, and less benefits, should they consider unionizing.
An IT Union - Database Weekly (Sept 8, 2008)
As Information Technology workers become more wired, with more demands, and less benefits, should they consider unionizing.
No Non-competes
More and more technology workers are being asked to sign non-compete agreements as a condition of their employment. But is that fair? Steve Jones has a few thoughts.
No Non-competes
More and more technology workers are being asked to sign non-compete agreements as a condition of their employment. But is that fair? Steve Jones has a few thoughts.
No Non-competes
More and more technology workers are being asked to sign non-compete agreements as a condition of their employment. But is that fair? Steve Jones has a few thoughts.
How Important Is Usability?
As DBAs, we don't often deal with the human interface side of the applications that we build, but it is important. And we want to be sure that anything we develop considers the end user's perspective. Steve Jones asks how much should this matter?
Accessing SQL Server Databases with PHP
This paper discusses how to use several of these features by closely examining parts of the Example Application in the SQL Server 2005 Driver for PHP product documentation in MSDN. This paper assumes that the reader is familiar with programming in PHP, that the reader has a computer that meets the System Requirements listed for using the driver, and that the AdventureWorks example database is installed from CodePlex.
Should I Use a UNIQUE Constraint or a Unique Index in SQL Server?
I am modifying a table and I need to add a column that must be defined as being unique. I see that SQL Server allows you to define a UNIQUE constraint on a column but I also see that you can create a unique index on a column. Which one should I use?
Blogs
Git forked
Forgive me for the title. Mentally I’m 12. When I started my current day...
Setting FK Constraints in Data Modeler
By Steve Jones
One of the things a customer asked recently about Redgate Data Modeler was how...
Webinar: Navigating the Database Landscape in 2026
By Steve Jones
For a number of years, we’ve produced the State of the Database Landscape report,...
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Expanding into Print
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Downtime Caused by the Postgres Transaction ID Wraparound Problem
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The String Distance I
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Question of the Day
The String Distance I
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('Steve', 'Stan')
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