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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Quick Tips–SQL Prompt Formatting

by Steve Jones

SQLServerCentral Blogs

I love SQL Prompt, and think it’s a great productivity tool. Even before I worked at Red Gate, I love...

2014-05-20 (first published: 2014-05-14)

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The Development Backup

by Steve Jones

SQLServerCentral.com

Editorial

Backing up your development environment can be important. After all, aren't your developers producing products that you use?

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2014-05-20

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FileTable– Using GetParent for Inserts

by Steve Jones

SQLServerCentral Blogs

In a previous post, I looked at the ways in which I could insert files into a Filetable folder programmatically....

2014-05-19

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Patching Problems

by Steve Jones

SQLServerCentral.com

Editorial

Problems with SQL Server after applying the Windows 8.1 update have Steve Jones concerned about software updates.

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2014-05-19

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Failure

by Steve Jones

SQLServerCentral.com

Editorial

This week Steve Jones has a poll to make you think based on Tim O'Reilly's look back at how he succeeded and failed with his company.

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2014-05-16

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Getting the grid back

by Steve Jones

SQLServerCentral

Management Studio (SSMS)

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2014-05-16

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Powershell Tips–PSEdit

by Steve Jones

SQLServerCentral Blogs

I got this from watching a session from Jeffrey Snover at TechEd. It was a neat trick, and it’s worked...

2014-05-15

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Why Don't We Have Better Practices?

by Steve Jones

SQLServerCentral.com

Editorial

It seems as though the quality of much software isn't very good. What is that? Couldn't we do better? Certainly some people write much better code. Why can't the rest of us imitate them?