A New Word: ioia

ioia – n.the wish that you could see statistics overlaid on every person you encounter – checking the signal strength of their compatibility, a measure of their trustworthiness. I...

Finding Marks

Multiple Display Productivity

How many monitors do you need? Steve notes that having multiple ones seems to be a standard these days for tech workers. Do more make you more productive? Answer the poll today.

Are IT Certifications Still Relevant?

Steve talks about certifications today, after watching a video that showcases the benefits of why they are good for your career.

Redgate Summit Comes to the Windy City

I love Chicago. I went to visit three times in 2023: a Redgate event, a volleyball tournament, and a wedding. Each time was a lot of fun and I...

The Backup File Extension

The DBAccountant

Are DBAs going to be responsible for financial accounting for cloud resources as a part of their job? Steve has a few thoughts today.

A New Word: mcfeely

mcfeely – adj. inexplicably moved by predictable and well-worn sentiments, even if they are trite or obvious or being broadcast blindly to the masses. I get mcfeely all the...

Database Dashboards in Azure Data Studio

Azure Data Studio (ADS) is a lightweight IDE built on Visual Studio Code. I've written a few articles on how the tool works, and this one continues the series. In this article, I want to look at the database dashboards and how you can customize them. The other articles in this series on ADS works […]

The On-Call Load

Today Steve asks about on-call responsibility for you and how you view this as part of your job, or in your job search.