2019-11-23
1,881 reads
Career Growth
The Conference Springboard
The period after a conference is a good time to start driving yourself forward.
2019-11-20
131 reads
2019-11-18
229 reads
Agile Job Descriptions
Steve ends his week of career thoughts with a look at the job descriptions that we often use to decide if we want to apply for a job.
2019-11-15
278 reads
Micro Credentials
Today Steve talks about a new way of achieving some certification and education from Microsoft.
2019-11-13
267 reads
2024-05-15 (first published: 2019-11-12)
385 reads
Falling Behind and Digital Bankruptcy
The challenges of information overload can weigh on technology workers.
2019-10-30
200 reads
Contracting for Work
The decision to work for yourself instead of full time for an organization can be a hard one.
2019-10-28
365 reads
Experiment First
One skill that's useful to develop is the ability to learn things on your own. Often with a little help, but not too much.
2019-10-16
227 reads
Aging in Technology
As we grow and evolve in our careers, we face new challenges all the time. Steve highlights on of those that some tech workers worry about today.
2019-10-14
291 reads
Blogs
A New Word: on tenderhooks
By Steve Jones
on tenderhooks – adj. feeling the primal satisfaction of being needed by someone, which...
Ramblings about data communities and your contributions, no excuses
By DataOnWheels
I have been active in the data community throughout my career. I have met...
SQL Server Journey till 2025 (brief)
By Vinay Thakur
Quick Summary for Microsoft SQL Server till 2025, I am fortunate to be part...
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Azure SQL Database | CREATE EVENT SESSION [Blocking_Capture] ON DATABASE
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