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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Cleaning Up Your Database

by Steve Jones

SQLServerCentral

How many of us clean up our databases and is it worth it? Steve has a few thoughts.

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2024-10-02

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Enabling an Index: #SQLNewBlogger

by Steve Jones

The Voice of the DBA

I don’t do a lot of work with disabled index, but I learned how to re-enable one today, which was a surprise to me. This short post covers how...

2024-10-02

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Memory-Optimized Tables Memory

by Steve Jones

SQLServerCentral

In-Memory OLTP Tables

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Back to Boston for SQL Saturday

by Steve Jones

The Voice of the DBA

I’m leaving again tomorrow for a trip. This time I head back to Boston for a Redgate DevOps in a Day on Thursday and SQL Saturday Boston 2024 on...

2024-10-01

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Back to Boston for SQL Saturday

by Steve Jones

The Voice of the DBA

I’m leaving again tomorrow for a trip. This time I head back to Boston for a Redgate DevOps in a Day on Thursday and SQL Saturday Boston 2024 on...

2024-10-01

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Comparing an Old Running Total to Window Functions

by Steve Jones

The Voice of the DBA

Often I see running totals that are written in SQL using a variety of techniques. Many pieces of code were written in pre-2012 techniques, prior to window functions being...

2024-09-30

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Comparing an Old Running Total to Window Functions

by Steve Jones

The Voice of the DBA

Often I see running totals that are written in SQL using a variety of techniques. Many pieces of code were written in pre-2012 techniques, prior to window functions being...

2024-09-30

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Converting Old Running Total Code to Window Functions

by Steve Jones

SQLServerCentral

T-SQL

This article looks at the old style of calculating a running total and how to convert that to code that uses a window function.

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Effective Engineering

by Steve Jones

SQLServerCentral

Platform engineering is a new area of focus for some, but it's already being seen as passé by some. Steve notes that there isn't a magic bullet for building better software. It comes about by us working together.