SQLServerCentral.com Articles tagged Editorial

Happy Memorial Day 2012

Mon, 28 May 2012 06:00:00 UT

It's Memorial Day in the US and Steve out is paying tribute to our soldiers and cutting grass on the tractor. He's left you a blooper reel to enjoy.

A Break from Data

Fri, 25 May 2012 06:00:00 UT

This Friday, before the Memorial Day holiday in the US, Steve Jones wants to know how you would spend your break from work.

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Making New Infrastructure Investments

Thu, 24 May 2012 06:00:00 UT

One of the areas where the cloud may have the most impact is with new infrastructure improvements. Steve Jones talks about a few companies that are using the cloud in different ways.

Use Tools

Wed, 23 May 2012 06:00:00 UT

One of the great things about IT is that we have so many tools to help us do our jobs. We can even build tools as needed. So why don't more IT people take advantage of this?

The TCO of the Cloud

Tue, 22 May 2012 06:00:00 UT

When is the cloud right for your databases? Steve Jones talks about some metrics and ways you can measure your usage to determine when it makes sense.

Continuous Releases

Mon, 21 May 2012 06:00:00 UT

The idea of continuous development, integration and release can be a way to get your software in use by clients quicker. Steve Jones talks about releases, and some benefits you might get.

Password Handling

Fri, 18 May 2012 06:00:00 UT

A system administrator can set a good example with the passwords they give to users or a bad example. Which one do you set?

Do Interviews Work?

Thu, 17 May 2012 06:00:00 UT

Interviews are the way we primarily make hiring decisions but as Steve Jones notes, we don't really end up doing a very good job of picking good employees in many cases.

What is Big Data?

Wed, 16 May 2012 06:00:00 UT

The definition of Big Data is rather murky, despite all the press and attention given to it. Steve Jones talks about what Big Data means for relational databases.

Self Service SQL

Tue, 15 May 2012 06:00:00 UT

Self service in IT is something Steve Jones likes, but it doesn't solve all problems, and might end up creating more issues.

Is Software Engineering Dead?

Mon, 14 May 2012 06:00:00 UT

Software engineering is seen as a dead end career choice, at least by some people. Steve Jones disagrees.

Time for Your Career

Fri, 11 May 2012 06:00:00 UT

This week Steve Jones wants to know if you can find time for your professional development. Regularly improving your skills is an important part of your career in technology, and the poll this weeks asks what time you can make for improvement.

Teambuilding and Bonding

Thu, 10 May 2012 06:00:00 UT

Steve Jones attended a day out from the Red Gate offices recently and he talks about the value of those experiences.

SQL Server on RDS

Wed, 09 May 2012 06:00:00 UT

Amazon now offers SQL Server 2008 R2 in their RDS service. It's an easy way to get working with SQL Server with a minimal investment.

The Colocated Dangers

Tue, 08 May 2012 06:00:00 UT

An outage at SQLServerCentral reminded Steve Jones that it's not "if" a disaster will occur, but "when" it will occur that should have you preparing for a disaster at some point in the future.

Mobile Password Protection

Mon, 07 May 2012 06:00:00 UT

Security is becoming more of an issue for mobile devices as we store and access more information on them all the time.

The Best Way to Learn

Fri, 04 May 2012 06:00:00 UT

This Friday Steve Jones is looking to see how you might like to improve your educational materials. With the success of our Stairway Series, we are looking to find better ways to teach people about SQL Server.

Learn XML

Thu, 03 May 2012 06:00:00 UT

Steve Jones talks about XML and how it will be more and more important for DBAs to understand this in the future.

Work to Live

Wed, 02 May 2012 06:00:00 UT

It's important that you remember to live and enjoy your life as it passes by. Today Steve Jones reminds us that we want to work to live, but also plan to live and plan for the future.

Promoting Engineers

Tue, 01 May 2012 06:00:00 UT

It seems that often we promote the best technical people into managerial positions, but is that a good idea? Steve Jones notes that a few people think this is a bad idea and there ought to be a technical career path for IT workers.

Being Responsible for Code

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 06:00:00 UT

How responsible should developers be for their code? Facebook has an interesting way of looking at their engineers' performance.

A Lifetime of Software

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 06:00:00 UT

Today Steve Jones wants you to look forward in your career. Do you enjoy working with software and technology? Do you plan on doing this for the rest of your career?

Security Outside the Database

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 06:00:00 UT

Database security needs to improve, and while SQL Server continues to get better, there is more work to do. However there are plenty of security issues outside the database that also need to be addressed.

Technology for Sharing

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 06:00:00 UT

Technology has been great for helping us work more efficiently by better sharing resources. Steve Jones sees this as both good and bad in different ways as well as a way of providing new opportunities.

Smelly Power

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 06:00:00 UT

Power is a limited resource, but one that's required for computing. Microsoft has a new idea for generating power data centers that Steve Jones likes.

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Social Media and Interviews

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 06:00:00 UT

The requirement to disclose social media credentials to some employers has Steve Jones worried.

Small Management

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 06:00:00 UT

This editorial was originally published on June 21, 2007. It is being republished as Steve is traveling. Today we take a poll on administration and management from devices smaller than a laptop.

Your Permanent Record

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 06:00:00 UT

Today we have a guest editorial from Tim Mitchell. Tim talks about the impact of your posts online against the impression you make, or want to make, with potential employers.

Social Data Analysis

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 06:00:00 UT

Today we have an editorial originally published on June 24, 2007. It is being republished as Steve is traveling. IBM has done some work to help people analyze sets of data with new visualizations.

The Best of the Best

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 06:00:00 UT

Today's editorial was originally pubished on June 26, 2007. It is being re-run today as Steve is traveling. What were the best places to work in 2007? Steve Jones links to a list and talks about the value of using those lists.

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