2020-12-29
251 reads
Career Growth
Corporate Career Progression
Today Steve looks at the career paths that might, or might not, exist inside an organization.
2020-12-28
243 reads
Join the New Stars of Data
There are plenty of opportunities to grow your career by sharing knowledge. Steve points out a few today.
2020-12-17
138 reads
Reflections
Today is a day for reflections in Steve's life, looking back at the incredible year of 2020.
2020-12-11
107 reads
Practice Your Skills with the Advent of Code
The annual Advent of Code challenge is underway, and you can use it to help grow your career.
2020-12-08
227 reads
Seeking Growth
Today Steve notes that we often don't have all the knowledge or information we need, but we can work to acquire it.
2020-12-07
104 reads
2020-11-25
70 reads
Career Goals and Inspiration
Steve asks what you might want to achieve or accomplish in your career.
2020-10-16
239 reads
How Important is a Conference?
Is going to a conference valuable for you? Your employer? Today Steve asks you to think about what might be important.
2020-10-12
94 reads
New Stuff Can Be Scary
I'm learning how to be a net controller for a high frequency (HF) radio network. Nets are a fun way to make lots of contacts quickly. Taking part in a net is simple. You check in with the net control and then you can answer calls or make calls (different nets have different rules). It's […]
2020-09-26
90 reads
Blogs
Shifting Mindsets: Why FinOps is Essential for Cloud Efficiency
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March 2026 SQL Server Security Updates
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Upgrading Admin Queries
I have a query from a former DBA that we run on SQL Server 2025 to check on database metadata. This query references sys.sysaltfiles. I want to refactor this code to be more modern. Which DMV should I reference instead?
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