In writing about his career change from hairdresser to DBA, Greg Lucas shares his experiences and offers advice for those looking to move into IT.  Read more...

Writing a resume that rocks is not an art. Follow these simple guidelines to help secure your next interview.  Read more...

You’re desperately trying to get things done but it’s just not happening for you. I’m going to let you in on a little secret, you’re doing it wrong!  Read more...

Do you understand the value of your time? I mean really understand it. Time is your absolute number one most valuable asset. Once it's gone, that's it, gone forever.  Read more...

DBAs always tend to face many difficulties in maintaining a healthy work-life balance. Brad McGehee encourages some debate on the best strategies to make this work, in the face of long working hours, and the desire to contribute fully to the SQL Server community.  Read more...

In order to gain better support for learning and training opportunities, the DBA needs to prove a direct link to productivity and results, in words and numbers the CEO will understand.  Read more...

If you’re not where you want to be in your career, then what do you think is holding you back?  Read more...

Do we, event organizers, tool vendors, concerned SQL citizens, as a community, do enough to reach people who don't know about the training available to them?  Read more...

This is the second part of a leadership series I started with On Leadership - Lead from the Front. To recap...  Read more...

Free training. Excellent speakers. Outstanding location. Great networking opportunities. Experienced and efficient event staff. These are the primary things you...  Read more...

Day 3 of Security Week at SQL University is now in session. You're implementing a third party solution and you...  Read more...

We're gearing up the advertising for SQL Saturday #70 since we're about 8 weeks out. In keeping with that, our...  Read more...

After seeing several cases in the past couple of months where I felt the basics of troubleshooting were violated, I...  Read more...

No, not backups as in SQL Server backups, but who to tag when someone is out or so slammed with...  Read more...

Self-marketing is not my strong suit. I don't feel very comfortable doing it, but Andy Warren (twitter | blog) suggests that we...  Read more...

Unless James Bond is in the picture, security is usually not a sexy topic. However, we all lament the lack...  Read more...

Brad worries that with the advent and growth of social media, has come an increasing concern that today's private conversation may turn into tomorrow's world-wide Tweet.  Read more...

How many of you are taking full advantage of SQL Server tools? Brad McGehee thinks the answer is "Surprisingly few", and suggests you take the time to learn, and eventually master, the tools which already come with SQL Server.  Read more...

When I first reported to my duty assignment with the US Air Force, there were 3 sergeants in my shop....  Read more...

Yesterday I talked about taking notes using Google Docs. It's a great way if you've got multiple systems (especially with...  Read more...