Should your SQL Server database use foreign key constraints?
Foreign key constraints exist to stop bad data before it happens, yet plenty of production SQL Server […]
Opinion
Learning PostgreSQL with Grant: Preparing for the PostgreSQL certification
I want to be up front and honest: I suspect I’ll fail this. However, I’m going to […]
Is AI already learning from our old, poor-quality code?
In this Simple Talk opinion piece, Greg Low unpacks how AI models actually filter and weigh training […]
Microsoft are retiring role-based certifications. Here’s why they shouldn’t
In this Simple Talk opinion piece, Microsoft certification veteran Dr Greg Low considers – and shares his […]
My thoughts on Redgate’s 2026 State of the Database Landscape ...
I always really look forward to reading Redgate’s annual State of the Database Landscape report, and 2026 […]
Python is good, but not perfect – here are 10 ...
Four years ago I wrote a blog on this site explaining why Python is better than C# […]
The Big IT Outage: Where are we going?
As you all know about, just a few weeks ago we had the big CrowdStrike global IT […]
T-SQL Tuesday #176 Roundup of advice
There was a lot of great advice, and I really wonder how much of this I would […]