Cloud Pace
There are a couple big changes that the cloud brings to us. Steve has a few comments today.
2019-06-06
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Career
2019-05-24
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The Ironic DBA—Starting a New and Unexpected Career?
Hey there! I’m Jeff, the latest apprentice at Da...
2019-05-24
Burning Out
Burning out in an IT job is easier to do than it should be. Steve has a little advice today.
2019-05-23
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Successfully Managing Upwards and Getting Your Boss on Your Side Part 1
Edwin M Sarmiento is a Filipino Microsoft Data Pla...
2019-05-23
2019-05-22
The Other Jobs
This week Steve is asking what jobs you might choose if you had the chance, as well as those you enjoyed, or perhaps dreaded.
2019-05-17
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Just What IS it That You Do?
This is a question that I get asked all the time. It’s fair enough, really. The most common assumption for people outside the field seems to be that that...
2019-05-06
How can we close the tech skills gap?
One of the most profound challenges faced by technology companies today is talent. According to the latest Harvey Nash survey, 65% of CIOs believe that a shortage of tech skills is affecting their ability to respond to change.
2019-05-03
The Space Between
Andy Leonard on finding the time to keep up with learning and avoiding time sinks.
2019-05-02
Blogs
VSCode Tips–Remove the Highlighted Line
By Steve Jones
VSCode was making me crazy as I was writing a script. I like a...
Use T-SQL, not the GUI
By Jen McCown
There’s a very good reason to do most of your DBA work using T-SQL,...
Cloud Computing: Myths, Mysteries, Vampires & Vultures - a free seminar to help you learn more about "the cloud".
By Gethyn Ellis
To be honest you probably think that migrating to the cloud sounds great, and...
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