Bad IT People

What happens when you have bad IT people working in your company? Steve Jones says that they always will be around, but we might not want to enable them to continue in this business when we find them.

Resource Governer

2011 MVP Summit – Day 1

I’m glad I went running this morning. It’s been a long day, in and out of sessions and meetings all...

MVP Summit 2011

Steve Jones talks a little about the 2011 MVP Summit and what the annual event means to the average DBA.

Heaps

Professional Development Week

Last week was Professional Development Week at SQL University. Steve Jones talks about the importance of having a professional development plan and the types of things that you could learn this week.

Odd Questions

Interviews can be strange for many reasons, often because interviewers are not well prepared to evaluate candidates. This Friday Steve Jones asks you what weird things you might have encountered in an interview when someone is asking you questions.

Test Complete – MCM

I took the MCM test today, and finished it. I needed the time allotted and it was, well, an experience....

SQLCLR Appdomains

Drive

What motivates people? What makes them happy at their jobs? Steve Jones talks about Drive, the book by Dan Pink, and the possibility that people actually like doing their jobs and are willing to work.