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
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Delaying the code

by Steve Jones

SQLServerCentral

Datetime Manipulation

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2020-01-02

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Exporting Data with PowerShell

by Steve Jones

SQLServerCentral

Recently I had the need to help someone download some data from SQL Server as a part of an automated process. In this case, the person wanted to use PowerShell (PoSh), since they were performing a few other actions with PoSh as well. This article is a short tutorial on exporting data from SQL Server […]

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2020-01-02

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Finding Motivation to Learn

by Steve Jones

SQLServerCentral

Career Growth

There isn't a good excuse to avoid investing in yourself.

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Prompt in ADS

by Steve Jones

The Voice of the DBA

Ever since VS Code and Azure Data Studio came out, people have been asking for SQL Prompt to port over. I’ve been right there with you, though unsure of...

2020-01-02 (first published: 2019-12-13)

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Getting a Dictionary

by Steve Jones

SQLServerCentral

Python

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2020-01-01

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Happy New Year 2020

by Steve Jones

SQLServerCentral

Misc

Happy New Year from SQLServerCentral and Redgate Software.

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Looking Back at the Decade

by Steve Jones

SQLServerCentral

Misc

Today is the last day of 2019, and the last day of the 2010 decade. I'm still somewhat amazed by the fact that we're entering the 2020s and we still don't really have flying cars. We're well past 2001 and 2010, and still not much space exploration, though the growth in computing power and AI/ML […]