Today Steve looks at the case when one software developer finishes their work, but another doesn't. The challenge of reordering work is something that happens more and more as teams struggle to coordinate their efforts.
2023-11-03
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There are some useless features in SQL Server, but Steve Jones wants to know which ones aren't and need investment.
2023-11-01 (first published: 2017-12-01)
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Training more people on the job, while still allowing them to continue their education is something Steve thinks would help more people get started in technology.
2023-10-30
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I just had my one-year anniversary working for Redgate, and I must tell you, it’s been one of the best years of my professional career of 25 years. People aside (and there are a lot of really great people!), one of the reasons I’ve enjoyed this year so much is that Redgate understands and believes […]
2023-10-28
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One piece of advice for engineers is to be valuable, but not critical. It's a mistake Steve made early in his career, but he hopes you can do better.
2023-10-27
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Having a good process for managing security is important, but how many of us enforce that?
2023-10-25 (first published: 2019-01-18)
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Another company has hard-coded credentials, which Steve feels are a sign of bad culture.
2023-10-23
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I can't hide this in any way. I love it when I accomplish something. It's such a great feeling. Even more than that, I really do love getting some acknowledgement for it. Almost as good, is when I see others, especially friends and acquaintances, doing well. So many people I know, regularly just knock it […]
2023-10-21
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A busy year got a little too busy for Steve and he is taking steps to improve his work life balance.
2023-10-20
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Steve has had to change his security, which is good, but annoying.
2023-10-18
162 reads
Forgive me for the title. Mentally I’m 12. When I started my current day...
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One of the things a customer asked recently about Redgate Data Modeler was how...
By Steve Jones
For a number of years, we’ve produced the State of the Database Landscape report,...
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