T-SQL Tuesday #12 – Why Do You Need a DBA?
It’s once again time for T-SQL Tuesday, the brainchild of Adam Machanic (Blog|Twitter). It’s a monthly blog party, designed to...
2010-11-02
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Finding Your Dream Job
My pre-conference session for the SQL Rally conference in the spring is called “Finding Your Dream Job”. Chris Shaw ( LinkedIn...
2010-11-01
658 reads
Happy Halloween 2010
Steve Jones has a day off before SQL Server Connections and brings us a blooper reel for Halloween.
2010-11-01
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Leaving (for) Las Vegas
Tomorrow I’m off to Las Vegas for SQL Connections. Since tomorrow is also T-SQL Tuesday #012, I’m writing a pre-trip...
2010-11-01
427 reads
My Bucket List
I actually built on in 1999 and called it a Life List. Over the years I’ve tried to work on...
2010-10-29
1,526 reads
Shopping
In about a week and a half, the SQLServerCentral opening night party takes place at the PASS Summit. And while...
2010-10-29
1,657 reads
Overwhelmed, Stress, and Planning
It’s been a bit hectic this year. In fact, it feels crazy most weeks as I try to manage work,...
2010-10-28
787 reads
The Growth of Professional Development
Steve Jones talks about the more formal effort that it seems many people are placing to grow their careers.
2010-10-28
434 reads
Common SQL Server Mistakes – Functions in the WHERE Clause
This continues my series on Common SQL Server mistakes, looking at more T-SQL mistakes.
What’s Wrong?
If you saw a query like...
2010-10-27
3,453 reads
The Hybrid
Steve Jones talks about SQL Server Connections, the conference that might be the place to be for hybrid IT workers.
2010-10-27
126 reads
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Narrow Task Decomposition in AI Pipeline Agents
A nightly load into sales_fact fails. Ask an orchestrating agent to break down the...
Car Update: August 2026
By Steve Jones
It’s been some time since I provided a car update, so I decided to...
Microsoft Fabric OneLake Shortcuts: When to Use Them and When Not To
By James Serra
An architecture scenario Imagine separate Sales, Finance, Shared Data, and Executive Analytics workspaces. Sales...
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