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 Growth
2025-06-11 (first published: 2019-05-24)
525 reads
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
447 reads
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
277 reads
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
Ramblings about data communities and your contributions, no excuses
By DataOnWheels
I have been active in the data community throughout my career. I have met...
SQL Server Journey till 2025 (brief)
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Quick Summary for Microsoft SQL Server till 2025, I am fortunate to be part...
Building Power BI Reports: Desktop vs Fabric
By James Serra
Why this comparison feels confusing If you’re a Power BI report author who’s just...
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String Similarity I
On SQL Server 2025, when I run this, what is returned?
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