The Selfish Case for Learning AI
Steve has a good reason to spend time working with and learning about AI technology.
2025-10-31
132 reads
Career Growth
2025-10-24
93 reads
The Journey to PostgreSQL (or anything)
Learning is fundamental in technology. Steve has a few thoughts on adopting a new technology at work.
2025-10-17
114 reads
2025-08-27
185 reads
Can You Ask for a Raise?
Asking for a raise is a scary event for many employees. Today Steve gives you a few things to think about and some advice on how to go about changing your job.
2025-08-20
90 reads
The Next Great Thing
Is AI going to kill off a lot of data professional jobs? Steve doesn't think so, but judge for yourself.
2025-08-18
122 reads
2025-08-13
87 reads
Can You Ask for a Raise?
Steve talks a bit about the choice to ask for a raise in the current climate.
2025-06-14
78 reads
Helping Students with a Data Professional Career
Steve has advice for students looking to become data professionals.
2025-06-02
144 reads
Rising Pay for Certifications
People with certifications are seeing their pay rise faster than others. Steve has a few thoughts on this today.
2025-05-05
146 reads
Blogs
Quantum Computing and SQL Server Article Is Up
By Brian Kelley
In parallel with the presentation I gave at the PASS Data Community Summit on...
SQL Server – What To Do When Disaster Strikes (5-Point Survival Guide)
SQL Server – What To Do When Disaster Strikes (5-Point Survival Guide)Chill, coffee first.When...
Microsoft Ignite Announcements Nov 2025
By James Serra
Announced at Microsoft Ignite two weeks ago were many new product features related to the data...
Forums
Improving update statistics process for 6 big tables
Recently I was asked to investigate the update statistics process on a particular database....
Adding a Lot of Seconds
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Adding a Lot of Seconds
When does this code work and when does it fail?
DECLARE @BaseDate DATETIME = '1900-01-01'; SELECT DATEADD(SECOND, 2147483648, @BaseDate) AS [MaxIntSecondsAdded];See possible answers