Growing and Keeping Up
Trying to keep up with technology is a losing game. Better to continue to grow and learn, balanced with the rest of your life.
2021-10-18
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Career Growth
What Do You Want to Know Before Negotiating Salary?
It's almost time for Brent Ozar's annual salary survey. Steve reminds you that you can influence the questions, but more importantly, take the survey and provide data for all of us.
2021-10-02
329 reads
Do You Have a Talent Gap?
Many organizations are struggling to hire staff these days. In addition, it seems that many technology groups feel they can't find staff with the right skills.
2021-10-01
292 reads
Thank a Mentor
There is almost always someone that helps us in our career with mentorship. Today Steve suggests you thank them.
2021-09-24
84 reads
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
213 reads
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
172 reads
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
442 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
294 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
273 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
210 reads
Blogs
A New Word: Dorgone
By Steve Jones
dorgone– adj. wondering if you could slip away from an event or group conversation...
Tell It Once: Setting Up Claude With Skills and MCP Servers
By ReviewMyDB
Many of us use AI the same way every single day. Open a tab....
SQL Server Transaction Log Forensics: Preserving Evidence During an Incident
By SQLPals
SQL Server Transaction Log Forensics: Preserving Evidence During an Incident SQL...
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Negative and Positive Numbers
If I want to know whether a number of negative, positive, or zero, what is the easiest way to get this in T-SQL?
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