Be Valuable, Not Critical
One piece of advice for engineers is to be valuable, but not critical. It's a mistake Steve made early in his career, but he hopes you can do better.
2023-10-27
988 reads
Career Growth
Running a Service
The way we view our jobs might change how we do them. Steve has some advice on how to think about the work you do.
2023-09-27
143 reads
Are You Worried About AI?
Many people are worried for their future career prospects with the growth of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in many situations. Steve doesn't think that AI is going to take over the world, but it might affect your future opportunities.
2023-09-25
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Advice To Be a Better Person
Steve notes some advice from someone that he found useful and helpful to become a better person in life.
2023-09-15
212 reads
The Team You Want
Steve asks about your team at work today. What you like, what you need, even what you want to see in those with whom you work.
2023-09-08
465 reads
Looking Forward to the PASS Data Community Summit 2023
Steve takes a moment to think ahead to the PASS Data Community Summit 2023 and what he's looking forward to at the event.
2023-09-01
148 reads
The IT Jobs AI Can't Do
This was a provocative title: 6 ITOps Skills That Will Never Be Automated. In a time when AI use is growing quickly and many people fear for their jobs, it's nice to see someone writing about areas that AI will struggle to handle. Ironically, lots of these articles are written by writers without much technical […]
2023-08-30
244 reads
Taking Advantage of Conferences
Conferences have been a part of Steve's career for a long time. He talks about how he'd taken advantage of the opportunities he's had.
2023-08-18
85 reads
Managing Change
Time has brought clarity for changes which could and should have been provided by its instigators. We compare a change where clarity was sought to those that were chaotic and the approaches that were taken at their two poles.
2023-08-16
1,548 reads
What Have You Done Lately Outside of Work?
Today Steve asks the question about what you do outside of work to advance your career.
2023-08-11
136 reads
Blogs
T-SQL Tuesday #203: Risk and Reward
By Steve Jones
This is timely, as I’m currently on a boat in the Adriatic taking a...
dataMinds Connect 2026 – Slides & Scripts
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How to Clear the SSMS Cache (SSMS 21 and Later)
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Forums
Risk Vs Reward, The never ending ROI discussion.
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Trigger isn't working
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Question of the Day
Hyperscale Replicas IV
In Azure SQL Database Hyperscale Edition, how many geo-replicas can be created?
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