The Costs and Rewards of Speaking
Steve has had a good time sharing knowledge with others at events. He gives you a few thoughts on why you might join him at a future event.
2024-05-24
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Editorials
Invisible Downtime
Steve has a few thoughts on invisible downtime, a term he had never heard until recently.
2024-05-22
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Kubernetes is Cool, But ...
Steve has a few thoughts on Kubernetes and how much data professionals should care about the technology.
2024-05-20
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Realities of Predictive Analysis
Or for short, “Why you have to play the game” “Don't tell me the odds”, cried out Han Solo just before doing something that seemed impossible. How on Coruscant did he do that? Well, as a certain director said about a certain floating door in a galaxy we all call home. ”It was in the […]
2024-05-18
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The Evolving DBA
Steve thinks the DBA job is evolving and we will always need people to manage data.
2024-05-17 (first published: 2019-12-16)
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2024-05-15 (first published: 2019-11-12)
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Crazy Interviews
Today Steve has a few thoughts about some of the nightmare interview processes tech workers are going through.
2024-05-13
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Honeybee Swarms
I love honeybees. This will be my seventh year as an amateur beekeeper, and aside from family or data, there are few other topics that I could easily spend an afternoon talking to you about. They’re amazing creatures. This past winter I had to move my beehives temporarily to the apiary of a friend. With […]
2024-05-12 (first published: 2024-05-11)
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Multiple Display Productivity
How many monitors do you need? Steve notes that having multiple ones seems to be a standard these days for tech workers. Do more make you more productive? Answer the poll today.
2024-05-10
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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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Blogs
The end of an era – why I chose not to renew my MVP
By DataOnWheels
Two years ago, two things happened within a few days of each other. I...
PowerShell Strikes Back: A New Script
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This is it. The final chapter of PowerShell Strikes Back. Over the past four...
Claude Desktop
By Arun Sirpal
Claude is more than a chat window. The desktop experience includes structured workspaces, generated...
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