The Voice of the DBA

Getting Started with SQL Prompt 10

• by Steve Jones

• The Voice of the DBA

This week we released SQL Prompt 10, which is an exciting milestone for us. I remember when I discovered this little gem for Database Weekly and sent it over...

2019-11-15

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Batch Scripting SQLCMD–#SQLNewBlogger

• by Steve Jones

• The Voice of the DBA

Another post for me that is simple and hopefully serves as an example for people trying to get blogging as #SQLNewBloggers. I wouldn’t do this anymore, but I ran...

2019-11-13

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New HA Licensing Benefits

• by Steve Jones

• The Voice of the DBA

Microsoft announced recently that they were changing the way licensing works for HA and DR situations. I think this is a great change, and the summary is: You can...

2019-11-11

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Focusing on Business Value

• by Steve Jones

• The Voice of the DBA

This was a fun talk with David Atkinson at Redgate. We talk satellites, finance, and more. Including some early history of the company. We are talking about how to...

2019-11-14 (first published: 2019-11-08)

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Voting for the PASS Board

• by Steve Jones

• The Voice of the DBA

Voting is open for the PASS Board, as of yesterday (Nov 6). The candidate page is up, and there are 6 amazing candidates for 3 slots. They are: Chris...

2019-11-07

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Powerhell Notebooks in ADS–A Minor Issue

• by Steve Jones

• The Voice of the DBA

I heard about the addition of PoSh as a kernel for notebooks in Azure Data Studio. This is in the November 2019 release, and you can download/upgrade today to...

2019-11-06

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Teams in SQL Clone and SQL Provision

• by Steve Jones

• The Voice of the DBA

SQL Clone v4 is out, and the big change is the addition of the Teams feature. I guess technically this is just for SQL Clone, which is included in...

2019-11-04

22 reads

Good Resume Examples

• by Steve Jones

• The Voice of the DBA

I talk about resumes, enhancing your career, and finding your dream job at various events. This might be one of my most popular talks, and I’ve been lucky enough...

2019-11-01

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Removing SSMS Completion Time–#SQLNewBlogger

• by Steve Jones

• The Voice of the DBA

Another post for me that is simple and hopefully serves as an example for people trying to get blogging as #SQLNewBloggers. If you’ve upgraded your SSMS lately, you might...

2019-11-07 (first published: 2019-10-30)

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OK, Microsoft Teams is cool

• by Steve Jones

• The Voice of the DBA

I’ve had a lot of video collaboration tools come across my desk over the last decade. I’ve depended on many of these to communicate with Redgate in the UK...

2019-10-28

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