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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Daily Coping 1 Oct 2021

by Steve Jones

The Voice of the DBA

I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m...

2021-10-01

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Deleting a Folder in Azure Data Factory

by Steve Jones

SQLServerCentral

Azure Data Factory

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2021-10-01

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Do You Have a Talent Gap?

by Steve Jones

SQLServerCentral

Career Growth

Many organizations are struggling to hire staff these days. In addition, it seems that many technology groups feel they can't find staff with the right skills.

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2021-10-01

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Daily Coping 30 Sep 2021

by Steve Jones

The Voice of the DBA

I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m...

2021-09-30

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Daily Coping 29 Sep 2021

by Steve Jones

The Voice of the DBA

I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m...

2021-09-29

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Incident Review

by Steve Jones

SQLServerCentral

Disaster Recovery (DR)

After an outage, how do you respond to the issue in the future? A good review of the incident should be a learning opportunity.

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2021-09-29

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Removing a Deleted Column from a Data Masker Masking Set

by Steve Jones

The Voice of the DBA

Data Masker for SQL Server is a great tool ensuring the data you use in non-production environments is compliant with any regulations by obfuscating and changing sensitive data. This...

2021-09-29 (first published: 2021-09-20)

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Daily Coping 28 Sep 2021

by Steve Jones

The Voice of the DBA

I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m...

2021-09-28

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