No Degree Needed
Steve doesn't think you need a degree to work in technology and more companies agree with this all the time.
2023-11-11
87 reads
Editorials
2023-11-10
210 reads
Does Management Care About the Database?
In the past, Steve hasn't often felt management considered databases to be important, but that is changing.
2023-11-08
161 reads
Don't (Always) Be a Hero
When we need to be heroes in IT on a regular basis, that's a problem for Steve.
2023-11-06
267 reads
A rose by any other name would not be a rose
William Shakespeare once wrote in the play Romeo and Juliet: “What's in a name? That which we call a rose, by any other word would smell as sweet.” It is a beautiful sentiment in that context, and even still you might say that there is some truth to this saying in a lot of ways. […]
2023-11-04
735 reads
When Work Isn't Done
Today Steve looks at the case when one software developer finishes their work, but another doesn't. The challenge of reordering work is something that happens more and more as teams struggle to coordinate their efforts.
2023-11-03
107 reads
Not Useless Features
There are some useless features in SQL Server, but Steve Jones wants to know which ones aren't and need investment.
2023-11-01 (first published: 2017-12-01)
309 reads
Degree Apprenticeships
Training more people on the job, while still allowing them to continue their education is something Steve thinks would help more people get started in technology.
2023-10-30
107 reads
Learning with Sample Data
I just had my one-year anniversary working for Redgate, and I must tell you, it’s been one of the best years of my professional career of 25 years. People aside (and there are a lot of really great people!), one of the reasons I’ve enjoyed this year so much is that Redgate understands and believes […]
2023-10-28
123 reads
Be Valuable, Not Critical
One piece of advice for engineers is to be valuable, but not critical. It's a mistake Steve made early in his career, but he hopes you can do better.
2023-10-27
952 reads
Blogs
Monday Monitor Tips: CIS Compliant
By Steve Jones
A new feature added to Redgate Monitor Enterprise automatically. CIS compliance is something many...
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...
Forums
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I have listed the event names present in my system_health extended event report. Based...
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String Variable and sp_executesql
I am not understanding why this command completes "successfully" and it seems correct to...
Question of the Day
Superseded Indexes
Which of these indexes is superseded by another?
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