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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The Return to the Office Debate

by Steve Jones

SQLServerCentral

Work environment

Today Steve talks about return-to-the-office (RTO) mandates.

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2025-04-23

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Comparing My Current Schema with a Backup with SQL Compare

by Steve Jones

The Voice of the DBA

A customer asked if they needed to restore a database from backup to compare the schema in a database. They don’t and this post shows that. This is part...

2025-04-21 (first published: 2025-03-31)

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Database Files on Shares I

by Steve Jones

SQLServerCentral

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2025-04-21

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Staying Employed

by Steve Jones

SQLServerCentral

Steve talks about the ways you might think about employment in this age of AI.

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2025-04-21

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A New Word: Immerensis

by Steve Jones

The Voice of the DBA

immerensis – n. the maddening inability to understand the reasons why someone loves you – almost as if you’re selling them a used car that you know has a...

2025-04-18

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SQL Server Collations

by Steve Jones

SQLServerCentral

Collation

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2025-04-18

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The Book of Redgate–Being Reasonable

by Steve Jones

The Voice of the DBA

As a part of the Book of Redgate, we have a series of (red, of course) pages with the title “What we believe”. These are our values, as set...

2025-04-18 (first published: 2025-04-04)

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Upgrading Your OS

by Steve Jones

SQLServerCentral

Windows 7 support is ending, but Microsoft doesn't have a good plan for home users. Steve notes that the OS upgrade treadmill ought to come to an end soon.

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2025-04-18 (first published: 2019-06-13)

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The State of the Database Landscape in 2025: Insights and trends

by Steve Jones

SQLServerCentral

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How are you navigating the database landscape? Our latest report sheds light on the current state of database management and offers valuable insights into how organizations can navigate and simplify the growing complexities of the database landscape.