2023-06-09
155 reads
Career Growth
2023-05-05
116 reads
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
159 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
197 reads
A Third Break
Steve talks about a sabbatical as an amazing corporate benefit and is planning his third.
2023-04-21
122 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
185 reads
2023-04-10
318 reads
Building a Better Profile
Steve thinks building a brand is important in today's competitive world of job seekers.
2023-03-31
122 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
105 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
152 reads
Blogs
What’s New at AWS re:Invent 2025 – Day2 Highlights
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Forums
Improving update statistics process for 6 big tables
Recently I was asked to investigate the update statistics process on a particular database....
Adding a Lot of Seconds
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Question of the Day
Adding a Lot of Seconds
When does this code work and when does it fail?
DECLARE @BaseDate DATETIME = '1900-01-01'; SELECT DATEADD(SECOND, 2147483648, @BaseDate) AS [MaxIntSecondsAdded];See possible answers