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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Choosing Sequences Over Identity

by Steve Jones

SQLServerCentral

Today Steve rethinks the idea of using identities in tables.

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2024-12-23 (first published: 2020-05-05)

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Creating a “Real” Copy of a View: #SQLNewBlogger

by Steve Jones

The Voice of the DBA

I saw a post where a developer was trying to read the Information Schema views to create a copy of a view as a “real” table, a user table....

2024-12-23 (first published: 2024-12-11)

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Superseded Indexes

by Steve Jones

SQLServerCentral

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2024-12-23

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A New Word: Suente

by Steve Jones

The Voice of the DBA

suente– n. the state of being so familiar with someone that you can be in a room with them without thinking, without holding anything back, or without having to...

2024-12-20

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Comforting Habits

by Steve Jones

SQLServerCentral

Work environment

As we get close to the holidays, Steve ruminates on routines and habits.

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2024-12-20

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DCL

by Steve Jones

SQLServerCentral

Design and Theory

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2024-12-20

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Grinding Away: Brent Ozar

by Steve Jones

The Voice of the DBA

Brent Ozar is a very successful DBA/consultant/speaker/business owner in the data platform space. Many of you have likely seen him speak, read his blog, used his sp_Blitz script, or...

2024-12-20 (first published: 2024-12-09)

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