Do You Have a Talent Gap?
Many organizations are struggling to hire staff these days. In addition, it seems that many technology groups feel they can't find staff with the right skills.
2021-10-01
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Career Growth
Thank a Mentor
There is almost always someone that helps us in our career with mentorship. Today Steve suggests you thank them.
2021-09-24
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Help Your Manager
Your manager doesn't always know what you're doing, and rarely knows what you've done. That's your job.
2021-09-15
202 reads
Live Your Life
On this holiday in the US, Steve reminds us that living a life we want and enjoy isn't something we should delay for the future.
2021-09-06
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Better SQL is a Good Career Investment
Today Steve notes that learning to be better at SQL is a good career investment, more for you than your boss.
2021-08-18
420 reads
Leading without Managing
Learning to lead is a valued skill to have, and you can do this no matter what your role. You don't need to be a manager to become a leader.
2021-07-28
272 reads
Messy Job Descriptions
Job descriptions can be messy and intimidating, but Steve notes that they aren't ever going to be perfect. Work with that to find the job or candidate you need.
2021-07-16
255 reads
Do We Need to Learn Linux?
An announcement on Windows containers has Steve noting that Linux might be a more desired skill in the future for SQL Server professionals.
2021-07-10
198 reads
Learning Intentionally with a List
We're coming up on the middle of the year, and I wonder if you are improving your career this year? Did you make plans and are you sticking to them? I've been tracking progress on my goals, and so far mediocre progress. It's tough to learn, but even tougher to learn when you don't have […]
2021-07-02
134 reads
Evaluting a DBA
Steve has a few thoughts on hiring and the way in which you might want to evaluate a DBA candidate.
2021-06-18
336 reads
Blogs
My 2024 in Data: Music
By Steve Jones
This is my last week of the year working (I guess I come back...
A New Word: Suente
By Steve Jones
suente– n. the state of being so familiar with someone that you can be...
Side Projects
Anyone (everyone?) who has ever tried to learn a programming language knows that to...
Forums
Attaching an SQL Server database without Transaction Log Files through SQL Server Management Studio.
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Superseded Indexes
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Timeout Error while executing a TSQL statement in Sql server Express Edition
I am getting the below error when I execute a SQL command in SQL...
Question of the Day
Superseded Indexes
Which of these indexes is superseded by another?
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