Steve Jones

My background is I have been working with computers since I was about 12. My first "career" job in this industry was with network administration where I became the local DBA by default. I have also spent lots of time administering Netware and NT networks, developing software, managing smaller IT groups, making lots of coffee, ordering pizza for late nights, etc., etc.

I currently am the editor of SQL Server Central and an advocate/architect at Redgate Software. I am also the President of SQL Saturday, maintain the T-SQL Tuesday monthly party, and remember our colleagues at sqlmemorial.org.

You can find out more about me on my blog (www.voiceofthedba.com) or LinkedIn (www.linkedin.com/in/way0utwest)

Interests: yoga, reading, biking, snowboarding, volleyball

Twitter: @way0utwest
Website: https://www.voiceofthedba.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/way0utwest

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This is lovely

by Steve Jones

SQLServerCentral.com

I got a note that someone thought they shouldn't have to register on
the site and get a newsletter to read...

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2005-07-07

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What Is Really Interesting?

by Steve Jones

SQLServerCentral.com

When I wrote the editorial for today on A Humbling Experience,
I was sure that it would generate a bunch of...

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2005-07-07

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Another DBA Whoops

by Steve Jones

SQLServerCentral.com

Advanced Querying

Two in a month? Steve Jones brings us another mistake made by a DBA in SQL Server. Everyone makes them and we may not like to admit to them, everyone that we print hopefully helps a few other SQL Server DBAs avoid that particular mistake. This one looks at the dangers of sorting by aliases.

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2005-07-06

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Interviewing a DBA

by Steve Jones

SQLServerCentral.com

Andy and I had an interesting question on this today. He's trying to
hire a DBA and he had his first...

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2005-07-05

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The SQL Server Full Text Search Engine has...

by Steve Jones

SQLServerCentral

SQL Server 2005

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2005-07-05

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Why is SQL Server better than MySQL?

by Steve Jones

SQLServerCentral

humor

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2005-07-04

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Push FTP with SQL Server

by Steve Jones

SQLServerCentral.com

Administration

DTS is an incredible package for moving data in the SQL Server world. One feature that is missing, however, is the ability to send files using FTP to a remote server. This article looks at a technique for sending files via FTP.