Leading without Managing
Learning to lead is a valued skill to have, and you can do this no matter what your role. You don't need to be a manager to become a leader.
2021-07-28
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Career Growth
Messy Job Descriptions
Job descriptions can be messy and intimidating, but Steve notes that they aren't ever going to be perfect. Work with that to find the job or candidate you need.
2021-07-16
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Do We Need to Learn Linux?
An announcement on Windows containers has Steve noting that Linux might be a more desired skill in the future for SQL Server professionals.
2021-07-10
176 reads
Learning Intentionally with a List
We're coming up on the middle of the year, and I wonder if you are improving your career this year? Did you make plans and are you sticking to them? I've been tracking progress on my goals, and so far mediocre progress. It's tough to learn, but even tougher to learn when you don't have […]
2021-07-02
114 reads
Evaluting a DBA
Steve has a few thoughts on hiring and the way in which you might want to evaluate a DBA candidate.
2021-06-18
242 reads
Living Life
It's a holiday weekend in the US this weekend. As such, many of you will be taking a break from work and enjoying time with family, as well as remembering some history in the US. If you're in the rest of the world, hopefully you have a holiday coming up soon you can enjoy. One […]
2021-05-29
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2021-05-28
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2021-05-22
124 reads
2021-05-14
133 reads
Getting Started Remotely
Today Steve wonders what advice you might give someone starting out their career in technology.
2021-05-07
77 reads
Blogs
Goal Progress for July 2021
By Steve Jones
I set goals at the beginning of the year, and I’m tracking my progress...
Data Modeling at your fingertips
By Rayis Imayev
(2021-July-30) A picture is worth a thousand words, the same way a visual database schema...
How to put a SQL Server Database into Recovery Pending
By John
You might be asking why on earth would you want to get a database...
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How is Throughput optimized HDD (st 1)
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Alternative to LAG(SUM) - Can a Column Reference The Sum of the Values Above It
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Transaction log shrink w/ logshipping
Hello everyone, Again with this question. 🙂 I've got a log-shipped database, and I...
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