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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Modifying the Dataframe in R

by Steve Jones

SQLServerCentral

R Language

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2019-09-18

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Reindexing a database

by Steve Jones

SQLServerCentral

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2019-09-17

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The 2019 State of DevOps Report–Webinar

by Steve Jones

The Voice of the DBA

Tomorrow I get to chat with another giant in the world of DevOps: Jez Humble. I actually met Jez years ago at a conference, and I was honored to...

2019-09-17

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What You Should Know About Coding

by Steve Jones

SQLServerCentral

Today Steve thinks about the skills and approach we ought to be taught before we start building software as a career.

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2019-09-17

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Delete an Azure DevOps Project

by Steve Jones

The Voice of the DBA

Not something you’ll do too often, but you might find yourself doing this if you are setting up PoCs and removing them. A reminder for me, since I stumbled...

2019-09-16

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Finding SQL Configuration Manager in Windows 10–#SQLNewBlogger

by Steve Jones

The Voice of the DBA

Another post for me that is simple and hopefully serves as an example for people trying to get blogging as #SQLNewBloggers. I went to check a network protocol setting...

2019-09-16 (first published: 2019-08-28)

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The Crazy Times of Year

by Steve Jones

SQLServerCentral

Career Growth

Do you have busy times of the year that recur regularly? In some positions I've held, we had certain events or processes that always caused additional stress and headaches for employees. As a bartender, certain holidays (New Years, Halloween) were extra crazy. In one company, every quarter was an adventure involving a late, or a […]