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Category Archives: Editorial
A SQL Server Bug and Data Security
This week I saw a post from Microsoft Tiger Team on the issues with backup compression and TDE databases. Apparently when they added compression, they didn’t test a few edge cases. Or a few regular cases, like WITH INIT. There … Continue reading
The Flash DBA
The job as a DBA is the job. That’s been my view for a long time, which is why I am always concerned about the staff when I interview. The people I work with make the job good or bad. … Continue reading
A SQL Server Bug and Data Security
This week I saw a post from Microsoft Tiger Team on the issues with backup compression and TDE databases. Apparently when they added compression, they didn’t test a few edge cases. Or a few regular cases, like WITH INIT. There … Continue reading
Help from Cortana
I’ve been reading about and watching some of the experiments that people are conducting with Cortana and other types of devices. I’m not quite sure what I think, though I would like to experiment with Cortana at some point and see how … Continue reading
The Avalanche of Cloud Computing
Cloud computing is growing fast. The leader, Amazon and Microsoft, continue to show more and more customers using their platforms every quarter. I do truly think that an increasing number of organizations are thinking cloud first for application development. That doesn’t … Continue reading
Interviews: What is ACID?
I once had a job interview with a large group of employees at a company. They were arranged around a table, with me at one end. The interview was a round robin affair, with someone asking me a question and me answering. … Continue reading
The Library Job Hunt
I was reminded of the ways I’ve looked for jobs by a post from the Job Headhunter about library time. Rather than looking for what jobs are available, the recommendation is to take a targeted approach of using the library as … Continue reading
The Full Court CosmosDB Press
This year at the PASS Summit, Dr. Rimma Nehme (b|t) will give another keynote address. She has spoken at a number of previous Summits, and is a very popular speaker. This time her topic is CosmosDB, which is where she’s been … Continue reading
Voting for Change
Microsoft does listen to us. They’ve made a number of changes in SQL Server 2016/2107 in response to community votes and requests. The main way to make these is through Connect, though keep in mind that lots of items get filed, … Continue reading
I Will Write Bad Code
I’ll write bad code. I know it will happen. I’ll produce a bad query, incorrect logic, or the wrong data transformation being returned. This won’t be a malicious act. It might be because of ignorance, or perhaps just a simple … Continue reading
