The DBA is Dead; Long Live the DBA
There have many many times when a company or individual has thought that DBAs aren't needed. Steve doesn't think that has ever been true, nor will it be anytime soon.
2026-02-09
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Career Growth
Common Misconceptions About Microsoft Certification Exams
An experienced exam writer explains common misconceptions about Microsoft certification exams, question design, preparation, and real-world expectations.
2026-02-09
Where Your Value Separates You from Others
Many of us aspire to be senior level professionals at some point in our careers, but what separates us from others? Steve has a few thoughts today.
2026-01-09
105 reads
2026-01-02
75 reads
2025-12-31
88 reads
Your Value from a Conference
Today Steve asks what value you get from attending conferences or other events.
2025-12-19
44 reads
The Selfish Case for Learning AI
Steve has a good reason to spend time working with and learning about AI technology.
2025-10-31
141 reads
2025-10-24
103 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
120 reads
2025-08-27
197 reads
Blogs
Are you getting value from your reporting?
By ChrisJenkins
Do you spend so long manipulating your data into something vaguely useful that you...
The Book of Redgate: SQL Server Central
By Steve Jones
It was neat to stumble on this in the book, a piece by me,...
Git forked
Forgive me for the title. Mentally I’m 12. When I started my current day...
Forums
Microsoft Security Changes and SQL Server
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Expanding into Print
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Downtime Caused by the Postgres Transaction ID Wraparound Problem
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Question of the Day
The String Distance I
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('Steve', 'Stan')
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