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
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/way0utwest
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Daily Coping 24 Nov 2022

by Steve Jones

The Voice of the DBA

Today’s coping tip is to try a new way to practice self-care and be kind to yourself. One of the things that I learned to do better during the...

2022-11-24

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AI Medical Record Scanning

by Steve Jones

SQLServerCentral

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Artificial Intelligence can help humans, both in diagnosis, but also in teaching medical professionals.

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2022-11-23

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Daily Coping 23 Nov 2022

by Steve Jones

The Voice of the DBA

Today’s coping tip is to build new ideas by thinking “Yes, and what if…”. I tend to look for the holes, problems, limitations, and downside of various proposals. I’ve...

2022-11-23

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Searching Strings

by Steve Jones

SQLServerCentral

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2022-11-23

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Daily Coping 22 Nov 2022

by Steve Jones

The Voice of the DBA

Today’s coping tip is to do something playful outdoors. Easy. Skiing today. First day of the season. I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQL Server...

2022-11-22

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Checking Time

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2022-11-21

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Daily Coping 21 Nov 2022

by Steve Jones

The Voice of the DBA

Today’s coping tip is to revisit a coping tip from the past and see if it helped you.. I came up with this one after I tried to do...

2022-11-21

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The Challenge of New Platforms

by Steve Jones

SQLServerCentral

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As our organizations grow, they may add new data stores. That might not be the best decision for staff as the amount of knowledge they need grows. Steve notes that you might seek to limit the number of technologies you support.