Staying Focused
Finding the zone, working in the flow, these are the most efficient times for us, but they can be hard to find.
2019-09-13
219 reads
Career Growth
Growing and Changing
It can be hard to let go of old knowledge and try something new, but we need to find a balance.
2019-08-26
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2019-08-20
416 reads
Organized Learning
Learning to become a DBA is often a winding and twisty road. Steve has a little advice today.
2019-08-13
241 reads
Measuring the Right Things
In this weeks Simple Talk editorial Kathi Kellenberger discusses how to measure the performance of a development team and why you should always make sure you are measuring the right thing, not just the easy thing.
2019-08-12
The 2019 Home Lab
Steve wants to know what's in your current home lab. Leave a note and help others learn to set one up.
2019-08-09
547 reads
More MVPs Than Awards
Every year, July 1 is the Microsoft MVP Renewal date and quite a few people received good news that day. I was one of those renewed for another year, and I am honored that Microsoft chose me again. I also congratulate all the others that received the award for the first time as well as […]
2019-07-29
263 reads
Learning to Stop Being a Hero
There is a hero complex for many in IT. Steve provides some advice in how we should look at our workload and our employer's expectations when we consider a new job.
2019-07-11
1,077 reads
Building Helpful Commit Messages
Using a VCS is a core skill, according to Steve. One part of that is learning to write better commit messages.
2019-07-08
384 reads
Balancing Hard and Soft Skills
Today Steve talks about the soft skills and why these might be important as you advance in your career and grow into a senior role.
2019-07-02
434 reads
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Daily Coping 2 Feb 2023
By Steve Jones
Today’s coping tip is to challenge negative thoughts and look for the upside. I’m...
Deadline for Microsoft MVP contributions is 20 March 2023
Since changing to the new MVP renewal model, Microsoft MVPs have had until 31...
Why Managed Identities are Awesome
For the first workdays of this new year, I had the pleasurable task of...
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