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Leaving a SQL Server DBA Job Gracefully

You’re leaving your current employer for a new opportunity and want to make the move as smooth as possible. You don’t want to burn your bridges and want to make sure that everything you’ve left behind can be managed by the people you’ve left behind or the DBA who is replacing you. So, you’ve done your handover documentation and trained up the new guy. You definitely don’t want to be that DBA who is cursed the week after they leave when their network account is disabled and a bunch of stuff ‘breaks’.  Read more...
By Additional Articles 2010/03/18 | Source: MSSQLTips.com | Category: career
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Expand Your Brand

There are a number of events coming up in 2010 that need speakers to share their knowledge of SQL Server with others. Check out this list and consider submitting something.  Read more...
By Press Release 2010/02/24 | Source: SQLServerCentral.com | Category: events
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Job Quality

Through a circuitous route, I encountered a meaningful, thought-provoking quote lately: "... the best way to predict the future is to...  Read more...
By Bill Nicolich 2010/02/19 | Source: SQLServerCentral.com | Category: blogs
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DBA.Sleep(8hrs)

I have been pondering recently what helps me to sleep at night.  Or, conversely, what prevents me from sleeping at...  Read more...
By Jason Brimhall 2010/02/18 | Source: SQLServerCentral.com | Category: blogs
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The Average Joe

Most of us, by definition, are average. That's fine most of the time, but when you want a new job, standing apart from the average Joe is a good idea. Steve Jones talks about working on standing apart from the crowd.  Read more...
By Steve Jones 2010/02/16 | Source: SQLServerCentral.com | Category: editorial
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Tips for New DBAs

New and old DBAs alike can benefit from going back to the roots of the profession. This series of articles highlight the skills needed to move to the next level of Database Administration.  Read more...
By Craig Outcalt 2010/02/12 (first published: 2008/11/18) | Source: SQLServerCentral.com | Category: career
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How Do You Handle the Stress of Being a DBA?

How do you deal with all the pressures, stress, and problems in being a DBA? Today we have a guest editorial from Brad McGehee that asks the question.  Read more...
By Brad McGehee 2010/01/21 | Source: SQLServerCentral.com | Category: editorial
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Goals for 2010

So I’d planned to already have this done and published before the new year rolled around, but life got in...  Read more...
By Tim Mitchell 2010/01/12 | Source: SQLServerCentral.com | Category: blogs
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Increase Your Value as a Professional in the Technical Industry

It has never been so important to enhance your employability as it is today. Job security can never be taken for granted. Employability, increasing your professional value, means far more than just collecting qualifications, as Dr Masha Petrova explains: It also involves communicating, writing, and participating in communities.  Read more...
By Additional Articles 2009/11/27 | Source: SimpleTalk | Category: career
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Networking One Tweet at a Time

Maintaining a professional network can take some effort from you, but the modern social networking tools can help. Steve Jones talks about some of the benefits from keeping in touch with other professionals this way.  Read more...
By Steve Jones 2009/11/25 | Source: SQLServerCentral.com | Category: editorial
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Networking One Tweet at a Time

Maintaining a professional network can take some effort from you, but the modern social networking tools can help. Steve Jones talks about some of the benefits from keeping in touch with other professionals this way.  Read more...
By Steve Jones 2009/11/25 | Source: SQLServerCentral.com | Category: editorial - ipod
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SQL Lunch Recordings Now Available

After several tries I think we finally have it working.  If you were unable to attend the last two SQLLunches,...  Read more...
By Patrick LeBlanc 2009/11/20 | Source: SQLServerCentral.com | Category: blogs
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Work on a Strength or Weakness?

When deciding what to learn, there's a binary decision. Will you focus on a strength or a weakness? I think many people focus mostly on their strengths because they have a goal of really standing out in something. They perhaps want to avoid being..  Read more...
By Bill Nicolich 2009/10/16 | Source: SQLServerCentral.com | Category: blogs
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Manager of One

Are you a manager of one? Steve Jones say show this might be a good thing to be. You might improve your chances of landing the next job by showing your employer that you can be more productive.  Read more...
By Steve Jones 2009/10/12 | Source: SQLServerCentral.com | Category: editorial
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Manager of One

Are you a manager of one? Steve Jones say show this might be a good thing to be. You might improve your chances of landing the next job by showing your employer that you can be more productive.  Read more...
By Steve Jones 2009/10/12 | Source: SQLServerCentral.com | Category: editorial - mp3
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Manager of One

Are you a manager of one? Steve Jones say show this might be a good thing to be. You might improve your chances of landing the next job by showing your employer that you can be more productive.  Read more...
By Steve Jones 2009/10/12 | Source: SQLServerCentral.com | Category: editorial - wmv
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Manager of One

Are you a manager of one? Steve Jones say show this might be a good thing to be. You might improve your chances of landing the next job by showing your employer that you can be more productive.  Read more...
By Steve Jones 2009/10/12 | Source: SQLServerCentral.com | Category: editorial - ipod
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Investing In Your Career

Do you invest in your own career? Should you? Steve Jones asks the question in today's Friday poll.  Read more...
By Steve Jones 2009/10/09 | Source: SQLServerCentral.com | Category: editorial - mp3
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Investing In Your Career

Do you invest in your own career? Should you? Steve Jones asks the question in today's Friday poll.  Read more...
By Steve Jones 2009/10/09 | Source: SQLServerCentral.com | Category: editorial
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My Journey - Part I

I've actually been meaning to write about my journey as a SQL Server professional, but kept putting it off. I...  Read more...
By Steve Jones 2009/10/09 | Source: SQLServerCentral.com | Category: blogs
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