2023-05-05
105 reads
Career Growth
The Survivors
There have been a lot of layoffs in the last year. Steve has some empathy for both those let go and those that remain. He also reminds us to manage our own careers.
2023-04-28
141 reads
AI Concerns
With the ChatGPT and AI crazy sweeping through the media, Steve has a few thoughts on what this might mean for data professionals.
2023-04-22
179 reads
A Third Break
Steve talks about a sabbatical as an amazing corporate benefit and is planning his third.
2023-04-21
116 reads
The Loss of Knowledge
The loss of developer knowledge can be impactful for an organization. Steve notes that they should do more to retain their staff.
2023-04-14
168 reads
2023-04-10
301 reads
Building a Better Profile
Steve thinks building a brand is important in today's competitive world of job seekers.
2023-03-31
114 reads
Coaching the Digital Transformation
Helping your business get value from a digital transformation can start within your own team or group.
2023-02-08
90 reads
Outsourcing Operations
When I first started working in technology in the 90s, it was a time of outsourcing lots of work overseas. Many large companies followed the wave of manufacturing in the 70s and 80s by many companies, including lots of semi-conductor manufacturers. I watched as a number of jobs moved overseas, though fortunately not mine. In […]
2023-02-06
140 reads
The Senior Advantage
Being more senior in a role can be an advantage if you work at using your extra knowledge.
2023-02-03
129 reads
Blogs
A New Word: Vicarous
By Steve Jones
vicarous – adj. curious to know what someone else would do if they were...
SQL Server Cross Platform Availability Groups and Kubernetes
Say we have a database that we want to migrate a copy of into...
Using Managed Identities with Azure SQL DB
We are trying to get apps and users off of using SQL accounts to...
Forums
View works for me ...but doesn't return results for a user in SSMS but no errors
Hi I have this view to check if a job is running: SELECT...
Dark mode, other color schemes
All, if you are like me and do not care for the built-in color...
Question of the Day
Internal Checkpoints
Certain internal SQL Server actions cause internal checkpoints. Which of these actions does not cause an internal checkpoint?
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