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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Update Oddness for SQL Server

by Steve Jones

SQLServerCentral Blogs

I’ve been meaning to patch some of my development instances. With a little spare time while doing other work, I...

2018-05-22

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Corrupted Backups

by Steve Jones

SQLServerCentral

Backup

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2018-05-21

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Mercenary

by Steve Jones

SQLServerCentral.com

Editorial

Steve Jones talks about making deliberate career choices, or just moving from place to place without any worry about the job. Do you care about what work you do? Or is it just a job?

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2018-05-18 (first published: 2014-10-14)

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Randomizing Names with Data Masker

by Steve Jones

SQLServerCentral Blogs

Data Masker for SQL Server is pretty cool. It can reduce your attack surface area and exposure under the GDPR...

2018-05-18 (first published: 2018-05-07)

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Short Circuit or not?

by Steve Jones

SQLServerCentral

Coalesce()

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2018-05-18

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Music City Data

by Steve Jones

SQLServerCentral Blogs

I’ve never spoken in Tennessee. I’ve wanted to visit, but the I’ve only managed to drive through a part of...

2018-05-17

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More Machine Learning Workers

by Steve Jones

SQLServerCentral

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2018-05-17

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The Value of Data

by Steve Jones

SQLServerCentral.com

Editorial

Data can be valuable, and there's a new book that compares the value of data today to that of oil in the previous century. Steve Jones has a few thoughts on why we should consider this to be the case.