2019-11-23
1,878 reads
Career Growth
The Conference Springboard
The period after a conference is a good time to start driving yourself forward.
2019-11-20
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2019-11-18
224 reads
Agile Job Descriptions
Steve ends his week of career thoughts with a look at the job descriptions that we often use to decide if we want to apply for a job.
2019-11-15
273 reads
Micro Credentials
Today Steve talks about a new way of achieving some certification and education from Microsoft.
2019-11-13
263 reads
2024-05-15 (first published: 2019-11-12)
380 reads
Falling Behind and Digital Bankruptcy
The challenges of information overload can weigh on technology workers.
2019-10-30
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Contracting for Work
The decision to work for yourself instead of full time for an organization can be a hard one.
2019-10-28
362 reads
Experiment First
One skill that's useful to develop is the ability to learn things on your own. Often with a little help, but not too much.
2019-10-16
224 reads
Aging in Technology
As we grow and evolve in our careers, we face new challenges all the time. Steve highlights on of those that some tech workers worry about today.
2019-10-14
287 reads
Blogs
Expanding Your DBA Horizons: Installing PostgreSQL in a Home Lab
By gbargsley
Are you diversifying your DBA skillset? My recent job search made one thing clear:...
Back in the EU
By Steve Jones
I flew to Amsterdam last night and hopefully by the time this publishes I’ll...
The Feedback Multiplier: How Leaders Can Turn Input into Innovation
By Chris Yates
In every organization there is a hidden currency more valuable than capital, more enduring...
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Vector Datatype
The new Vector datatype in SQL Server 2025 is a binary type that has a few parameters. What parameters are required?
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