I also wonder how this works with staff turnover. Right now, most of us have met others in our offices and worked with them. What happens over time as...

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Will we continue to work long term WFH? I really don't know. I suspect not, because WFH was never something any employer in my state, allowed before COVID-19....

WOW, Grant, if I could give this 1000 likes, I would. Keeping learning and trying to improve oneself is, in my opinion, the most important rule for your career, that...

This topic interests me intensely. I've been reading about software development trends for many years, with a view to improve myself and to suggest better ways for those I work...

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I love the idea of documenting one's process of how they solved something. It's not something we've done much of. Even during this time of the pandemic when many companies...

Steve, I had to read your Fostering Creativity article twice, before I understood what you were describing. Redgate's Down Tools Week is so foreign to my experience, that it doesn't...

Thank you, Steve, for bringing this topic up. The week before the shutdown happened, probably like everyone else where, I saw the writing on the wall. For headphones all I...

As mentioned on one of your previous posts, Steve, I've been WFH for more than a year, so not COVID related. For the most part it's fine. I find...

We're using TFS 2015.

Thank you for linking to that documentation! I'm going to check it out.

Good question. I have limited experience with Maintenance Plans, having used them in my previous job to setup backup jobs. I don't really know SSIS. I took a Pluralsight course...

<!--more-->I've been WFH for eight years. When this all happened it felt like everything around me was changing but nothing was changing for me. And I was fascinated by...

I do have access to the SQL Server that's used by TFS. I got onto it, then got into SQL Jobs (it's a SQL Server 2012 server). There are 6...

You're telling me that 'Error' isn't giving you enough information? I'm shocked.

I know you know your stuff, but just in case the obvious has passed you by (I'm an...

I believe that, down the road, we'll be able to do that as we bring the new, replacement app online. But given how slowly we move at getting something in...

I just finished reading Mike Cisneros, "the old way is better" blog post. It reminded me of an experience I had back in the late 90's, coincidentally working for the...