Steve Jones

My background is I have been working with computers since I was about 12. My first "career" job in this industry was with network administration where I became the local DBA by default. I have also spent lots of time administering Netware and NT networks, developing software, managing smaller IT groups, making lots of coffee, ordering pizza for late nights, etc., etc.

I currently am the editor of SQL Server Central and an advocate/architect at Redgate Software. I am also the President of SQL Saturday, maintain the T-SQL Tuesday monthly party, and remember our colleagues at sqlmemorial.org.

You can find out more about me on my blog (www.voiceofthedba.com) or LinkedIn (www.linkedin.com/in/way0utwest)

Interests: yoga, reading, biking, snowboarding, volleyball

Twitter: @way0utwest
Website: https://www.voiceofthedba.com
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Volunteering at Work: Teaching Others

by Steve Jones

The Voice of the DBA

I give a few talks on career topics, and one of these is Branding Yourself for a Dream Job. In the talk, I sometimes tell a story in the...

2023-07-21 (first published: 2023-07-10)

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A Paste Policy

by Steve Jones

SQLServerCentral

software development

Steve saw a policy on code usage in software development and wondered how many companies have this.

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2023-07-19

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Finding Identity Columns

by Steve Jones

SQLServerCentral

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2023-07-19

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Abolish Disjointed Time

by Steve Jones

SQLServerCentral.com

Editorial

The European Parliment is considering getting rid of daylight savings time.

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2023-07-17 (first published: 2018-03-08)

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Refreshing a View

by Steve Jones

SQLServerCentral

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2023-07-17

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A New Word: Exulansis

by Steve Jones

The Voice of the DBA

exulansis – n. the tendency to give up trying to talk about an experience because people are unable to relate to it – whether through envy or pity or...

2023-07-14

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HIPPO vs. Data

by Steve Jones

SQLServerCentral

DevOps and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)

Are you really data driven or HIPPO driven? Steve has a few thoughts today.

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2023-07-14

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Using Power BI to Analyze My Travels

by Steve Jones

SQLServerCentral

As a data professional, I have some fun with data in my life. I like numbers, and I like tracking things. I've written posts about my year in numbers, and recently noted the states I've visited. Like many of you, I've sometimes used this data to practice a skill, maybe learn to ETL or query […]