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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by Steve Jones

SQLServerCentral

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2012-01-17

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A Leader

by Steve Jones

SQLServerCentral.com

Editorial

Today's editorial was originally reprinted on Jun 17, 2007. It is being re-run as it is a holiday in the US. Today Steve Jones looks at Jonthan Schwartz, the former CEO of SUN who took over from the founder, Scott McNealy.

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2012-01-16

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Capacity Planning – Monitor and Extrapolate

by Steve Jones

SQLServerCentral.com

I wrote a post recently on capacity planning, and then thought of one more thing. In addition to planning for...

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2012-01-16

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Rainbow Table

by Steve Jones

SQLServerCentral

Security

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2012-01-16

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Ethics and Power

by Steve Jones

SQLServerCentral.com

Power corrupts.
A famous quote, and it’s one of the the most true quotes I’ve seen in my life. When someone...

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2012-01-13

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WWBOD

by Steve Jones

SQLServerCentral.com

Editorial

This Friday's poll asks you to tell us what you'd do if you won the lottery. Is there something that you'd rather be doing than your current job? Dream a little and let us know.

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2012-01-13

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Tail Log Backups

by Steve Jones

SQLServerCentral

Administration

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2012-01-13

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Bloopers from Dec 2012

by Steve Jones

SQLServerCentral.com

The raw ones from podcasts in late Nov and Dec 2011.
Dec 2011 Bloopers
Filed under: Blog Tagged: Humor, syndicated

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2012-01-12

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Coding More Carefully

by Steve Jones

SQLServerCentral.com

Editorial

If you had less resources or compilation too longer, would you code more carefully? Steve Jones talks about the benefits that might come from not having the latest and greatest hardware.