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
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Career Growth
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
282 reads
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
264 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
199 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
135 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
338 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
150 reads
2021-05-22
138 reads
2021-05-14
240 reads
Blogs
Getting Started with the MSSQL AI Agent in VS Code
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Summer Speaking Summary 2025
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Change Tracking Data Retention Options
If I am running this code:
ALTER DATABASE AdventureWorks2017 SET CHANGE_TRACKING = ON (CHANGE_RETENTION=4 xxx);What are the possible choices for xxx? See possible answers