2022-03-18
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Career Growth
Is the Time of the DBA Ending?
The DBA role might be changing, but Steve thinks this creates opportunities.
2022-03-04
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Less is More
In some ways the world changes a lot; in others, it's very much the same. Steve notes that often change brings opportunities, if you can adapt.
2022-02-28
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An Active Job Search
Steve wants you to manage your career and actively find the job that is best for you.
2022-02-18
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The Battlefield of Your Career
If you want to actively manage your career and drive it forward, Steve has some advice.
2022-02-14
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Are You a Good Engineer?
A thread about what it takes to be a good engineer has Steve commenting on those characteristics that are important to him.
2022-01-28
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2022-01-14
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What Were Your 2021 Wins
The first poll question of the year has Steve asking you to look back at 2021 and pick something good that happened.
2022-01-07
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A Day in the Life of a SQL Server Data Architect
This article looks at what an average day of a SQL Server Data Architect looks like and some of the things you would need to as a Data Architect.
2021-12-29
Wellness Week
I work for a great company, one that I feel cares about me as more than a "resource", gives me opportunities (with responsibility and accountability), and has some nice benefits. I actually used one of those last week. I get a volunteer day every year, where I can spend time with a charity and get […]
2021-12-22
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Blogs
Daily Coping 4 Jul 2022
By Steve Jones
I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to...
SQLServerCarpenter Tools
Over the past couple of years, I’ve developed several tools that I’ve been using...
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/* Author:Brahmanand Shukla (SQLServerCarpenter.com) Date:27-May-2022 Purpose:To get all the stored procedures and triggers missing the use of...
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CAST AS DATE Assistance
Can someone let me know why I'm not able to use CAST method to...
Deploying a standalone Azure VM running SQL Server into an availability zone
If i deploy a standalone Azure VM running SQL Server into an availavility zone;...
SQL Server 2014 Question
So I have inherited an older SQL 2014 Server and have been working on...
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