I Need a CS Degree. I Don't Need a CS Degree
Steve has a few thoughts on how valuable education can be in your career.
2024-11-01
109 reads
Career Growth
Knowing Your Total Reward
When you agree to work for a company, you should understand all your compensation.
2024-10-25
160 reads
Unstuck
Have you ever been stuck in some area of your life? Maybe at work? That big project. Progressing in your career. The slow query that seems impossible to make faster. Learning new skills to switch careers. Maybe outside of work? The weekend home project that’s been going on for more than a few weekends… possibly […]
2024-09-28
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2024-09-04
388 reads
5 Ways to Spend Your 2024 Learning and Development Budget in the US
Not many data professionals get a personal Learning and Development (L&D) budget that we can use at our discretion. This is something I encourage you to negotiate when you are considering a job or at your annual review. We all need to learn and a budget signifies your boss cares about you.
2024-08-23
What Do You Drop?
Time is a valuable resource in your lives, and when you decide to tackle something, something else gets dropped.
2024-08-16
94 reads
A Checklist for Learning
A checklist can be helpful, but it needs to be more than a list of things if it's going to drive your career.
2024-08-12
422 reads
Hiring in IT and Relevance of Domain Experience
When choosing to hire someone, do you want experience or freshness? A few thoughts from someone that had to go through this recently.
2024-08-12
1,411 reads
The Biggest Database Professional Challenges Today
What are the biggest challenges you face today? Steve asks the question and is hoping for a few answers from you.
2024-07-22
182 reads
What Do You Want to Learn?
There's a survey available to give your input for what topics you'd like to learn about at the next SQL Saturday.
2024-06-24
107 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...
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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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