Help Your Manager
Your manager doesn't always know what you're doing, and rarely knows what you've done. That's your job.
2021-09-15
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Career Growth
Live Your Life
On this holiday in the US, Steve reminds us that living a life we want and enjoy isn't something we should delay for the future.
2021-09-06
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Better SQL is a Good Career Investment
Today Steve notes that learning to be better at SQL is a good career investment, more for you than your boss.
2021-08-18
256 reads
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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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
126 reads
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
187 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
120 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
258 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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Blogs
Lambda Architecture in data systems and possible meaning of this name
By Rayis Imayev
(2021-Sep-21) There is one scene in "The Core" movie that I really like when two geophysicists...
Removing a Deleted Column from a Data Masker Masking Set
By Steve Jones
Data Masker for SQL Server is a great tool ensuring the data you use...
Containers: A Short Rant
I find myself doing more and more work with containers. Yet, I also find...
Forums
Page number in forum topic
Hi all. I’m not even sure if this is the right section to post...
Metadata-Data-Ratio in a table
Hi all, My understanding about the structure of data within SQL Server is that...
Always On - why No failover occurred?
Hi, I am using SQL 2016 (13.0.5888.11). Last Saturday (18th September), in non-office hours,...
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