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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T-SQL Tricks – Customizing SSMS Templates with Parameters

by Steve Jones

SQLServerCentral Blogs

I wrote briefly about templates in Management Studio (SSMS), and showed the default templates that come with SQL Server. I...

2014-12-11 (first published: 2014-12-03)

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Converting Dates

by Steve Jones

SQLServerCentral Blogs

I ran across a post recently where someone had dates stored as characters (never good), but also in this format:...

2014-12-10

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Holiday Struggles

by Steve Jones

SQLServerCentral.com

Editorial

The sporadic schedule of a day or two a week this holiday season has been a struggle for Steve Jones.

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2014-12-09

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T-SQL Tuesday #61 – Giving Back

by Steve Jones

SQLServerCentral Blogs

It’s that time of month again, the time when we have a day where everyone writes on the same topic.
This...

2014-12-09

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We Still Need Human Judgment

by Steve Jones

SQLServerCentral.com

Editorial

Computers aren't necessarily more infallible than humans, and they aren't necessarily even going to make better decisions. We still need humans in the decision process.