SQL Server Resources - A list
A great list of SQL Server resources that you can use to help you improve your knowledge or ask questions.
2012-09-12
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Career Growth
How to Build a Resume (that doesn’t suck)
Resumes are like opinions, which are like something else: everybody’s got one. And if you don’t have one, then certain key functions are very hard to perform. In this case, not having a resume makes the job-getting difficult.
2011-12-09
2,060 reads
A DBA is a Data Professional
DBA (Database Administrator) is a Data Professional tasked with managing an organization’s data using some sort of database software, such as Microsoft SQL Server. They are concerned with gathering, storing and presenting data to data consumers, which includes virtually anyone in the modern world.
2011-12-08
1,076 reads
Networking to Build Business Contacts (Special 2-hr Workshop)
Networking is one of the best ways to boost your career contacts and help you find a better job. If you are attending the PASS Summit in 2011, take advantage of this two hour seminary from Don Gabor.
2011-10-04
1,622 reads
2015-11-10 (first published: 2011-08-13)
1,969 reads
Looking for Work in SQL Server
How can you find a SQL Server job? Craig Farrell brings us an article that shows how you can look for a job and get an interview whether you have very little, or years of experience.
2011-05-09
9,511 reads
The Job Posting - Do I really have to be the SQL God?
Looking for a job in the SQL Server industry can be a challenge for many people. Craig Farrell examines part of this process in his look at job postings and how you can interpret them.
2013-05-24 (first published: 2011-04-14)
21,150 reads
Getting Started in SQL Server
Preparing for your first (or next) interview or job in SQL Server. A good introduction from Craig Farrell.
2014-04-04 (first published: 2010-12-09)
12,828 reads
Leaving a SQL Server DBA Job Gracefully
You’re leaving your current employer for a new opportunity and want to make the move as smooth as possible. You don’t want to burn your bridges and want to make sure that everything you’ve left behind can be managed by the people you’ve left behind or the DBA who is replacing you. So, you’ve done your handover documentation and trained up the new guy. You definitely don’t want to be that DBA who is cursed the week after they leave when their network account is disabled and a bunch of stuff ‘breaks’.
2010-03-18
4,347 reads
Brad's Sure DBA Checklist
Sometimes, all a DBA needs, to help with day-to-day work, is a checklist of best-practices and dos and don’ts. It provides a handy reminder. Brad has come up with a new update to his famous checklist...
2010-01-29
5,087 reads
Blogs
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...
Setting up SQL Server S3 Object Storage Integration using MinIO with Docker Compose (Updated for SQL Server 2025)
Update for SQL Server 2025: This post and the GitHub repo have been updated for...
Forums
how to use a variable in a CASE statement?
hi everyone I am getting an error when I add a variable to a...
How to Use SQL Server Features to Cut Web App Latency in Half
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Choosing an AI in Sept 2025
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Question of the Day
The New SQL Server 2025 Data type
In SQL Server 2025, there is a new data type designed to support similarity search and machine learning applications for AI applications. What is this new data type?
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