T-SQL Context Switching
Being a standards advocate, Steve has a few thoughts on team code structure.
2019-10-07
317 reads
software development
It's Natural to Avoid Problems
Culture change is hard, and it's one of the most difficult things to implement when trying to get your team to work in a DevOps fashion.
2019-10-01
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2019-09-20
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What You Should Know About Coding
Today Steve thinks about the skills and approach we ought to be taught before we start building software as a career.
2019-09-17
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Grounded
Some laptops are being banned from flights. This could be a hassle, but more, how can anyone tell if you have a banned one?
2019-08-29
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2019-08-21
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Demo Data for Everyone
Steve thinks having a known set of data for your system is one way to improve your software development process and make salespeople happy.
2019-08-14
250 reads
DevOps and OSS Can Scale
Microsoft has embraced open source software, and has opened much of their code. They have also proven that DevOps development can scale in this environment.
2019-07-17
112 reads
How can we close the tech skills gap?
One of the most profound challenges faced by technology companies today is talent. According to the latest Harvey Nash survey, 65% of CIOs believe that a shortage of tech skills is affecting their ability to respond to change.
2019-06-27
Microsoft, Think DevOps First
Steve has a few issues with the design of the Power BI Service and their format for storing reports.
2019-06-22
218 reads
Blogs
Continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD) in Azure Data Factory using DevOps and GitHub - PASS Video
By Rayis Imayev
(2019-Oct-23) Video recording of my webinar session on Continuous Integration and Delivery (CI/CD) in Azure...
Invest in Yourself Stop Making Excuses
Bob Pusateri (B|T) tweeted a quote image that really struck a chord with me...
Every Execution Plan Is An Estimated Plan
I consider myself to be the most responsible for making such a huge deal...
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Function to pad Bigint with leading zeros or other single characters
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