Are IT Certifications Still Relevant?
Steve talks about certifications today, after watching a video that showcases the benefits of why they are good for your career.
2024-05-08
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Google Cloud Certification for Microsoft Database Engineer
Introduction I recently passed the Google Cloud Professional Data Engineer certification exam, Professional Data Engineer Certification. It took me about five month to prepare for this, and I would like to share my thoughts of why I decided to take it on and how I prepared for it. At the moment, Google cloud (GCP) is […]
2021-03-15
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Updating Certifications
Microsoft is retiring some certifications and offering others. Steve has a few thoughts on this.
2020-03-13
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Exam 70-462: Using Azure for the Practice Setup
A step-by-step guide to creating a practice setup for the 70-462 exam using Azure virtual machines.
2018-03-30 (first published: 2015-08-25)
5,834 reads
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The String Distance I
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('Steve', 'Stan')
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