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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Certifications
Resources for PL-900 Microsoft Power Platform Fundamentals Certification Exam
This resource includes several links to related to...
2023-02-17
2022-05-13
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More Time to Certify
You have more time to earn that MCSA, MCSE, or MCSD, thanks to Microsoft and the pandemic.
2020-04-08
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SQL Server 2012 Certifications Revamped
Forget what you thought you knew about SQL Server certification, as Microsoft has completely redesigned the SQL Server 2012 certification program, making is more difficult, costly, and time-consuming to attain.
2012-05-21
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SQL Server Training at TCU
If you are near Texas Christian University, you might want to check out this training from a SQL Server MVP.
2007-12-20
1,558 reads
From DBA to DWA
Everyone wants to know what a DBA does and it is becoming a hard question to answer as the responsibilities and capabilities of database platforms increase. Longtime author Vincent Rainardi brings us the proposition of a new type fo DBA, one that focuses more on data warehousing.
2007-09-17
8,483 reads
Certification Rumors and Tips
Should you get certified? How should you do it? Brandie Tarvin brings us some tips on what might work and dispels some of the myths and rumors about certification.
2007-07-05
9,807 reads
Microsoft Certification Second Shot Exam Offer Details
Now, you can get a free second shot at any Microsoft Learning IT Professional, Developer, or Microsoft Dynamics (formerly Microsoft Business Solutions) exam.
2006-02-21
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Exam Thoughts 70-441
Steve Jones recently took the 70-441 Beta exam for Developing Solutions on SQL Server 2005. This article will not break the NDA and tell you what the content is, but it gives you some feedback from a SQL Server 2000 DBA on the new exam.
2005-12-14
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Blogs
A Conversation That Refused to End: What We Learned from Our First Event in Zurich
On May 8, 2025, we hosted our first official event in Switzerland at Prime...
A DevOps Workshop Tomorrow in Atlanta
By Steve Jones
Tomorrow is the Redgate DevOps Day in Atlanta. You can still sign up, so...
Stop Wasting Time Rebuilding Indexes Every Night
By Kevin3NF
Too many IT teams run index rebuild jobs on autopilot. Every night. Every index....
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Question of the Day
The Internals of Writing a Page
In SQL Server, when the buffer manager write pages to disk, page protection is added to the pages. There are two types of protection: torn page protection and checksum page protection. What happens with regards to concurrency with page protection during writes?
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