The Holiday Challenge
The holiday time period isn't always a fun time for IT pros who can get stuck working more than usual. Steve Jones talks about some of the experiences he's had.
2014-01-08
143 reads
Editorial
DBAs Need to Learn to Develop
SQL Server is growing as a platform and Steve Jones says that DBAs need to learn development skills.
2016-12-13 (first published: 2014-01-07)
628 reads
Budget for Training
Work on your professional development plan in 2014. Steve Jones has a little advice for you.
2014-01-06
163 reads
Breaking Down Barriers
Steve Jones requests today that DBAs learn to work with developers and make us all more efficient. He asks for your ideas about how we might go about doing this.
2014-01-03
137 reads
2014-01-02
210 reads
2014-01-01
108 reads
2013 in Review
Steve Jones looks back at 2013, starting with his predictions on Jan 1 and looking at how data and SQL Server impacted our community.
2013-12-31
113 reads
Memories of 2013
It's the last Friday of 2013 and Steve Jones asks you to look back at the year. What stands out in your mind that relates to SQL Server.
2013-12-27
116 reads
It's not the platform
Steve Jones doesn't think that it matters which platform you choose. It's more about the people you have.
2013-12-26
155 reads
2013-12-25
97 reads
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QUOTENAME Behavior
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QUOTENAME Behavior
I use QUOTENAME() like this in code?
DECLARE @s VARCHAR(20) = 'Steve Jones' SELECT QUOTENAME(@s, '>')What is returned? See possible answers