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Greg Low in Career Microsoft are retiring role-based certifications. Here’s why they shouldn’t In this Simple Talk opinion piece, Microsoft certification veteran Dr Greg Low considers - and shares his thoughts on -... 26 May 2026 6 min read 55
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Greg Low in Career How to efficiently prepare for a Microsoft exam: a complete guide Learn proven strategies for preparing for Microsoft certification exams, including study methods, Microsoft Learn paths, hands-on labs, and exam guide... 16 March 2026 7 min read 32
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Louis Davidson in Career What about Loyalty? My last editorial asked the question, “What is your price?” The point is that everyone has a situation right now... 02 June 2025 5 min read 1
Phil Factor in Editorials Accessibility, and the Need for Ingenious Simplicity in Computer Scripts, Languages and Programs I’m very keen on accessibility in computer systems. Nowadays we tend to take a rather superior attitude to this problem,... 30 January 2025 12 min read 11
Louis Davidson in Career TSQL Tuesday #181 – The first SQL Server Feature that made me go “Wow!” First off, thank you to Kevin Chant for hosting TSQL Tuesday this month. And equally, thank you for not putting... 11 December 2024 4 min read 1
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Career Simple Talk Editor in Career Amplify your Experience – How to Start Writing and Speaking At PASS Data Community Summit 2023, Tonie Huizer and Tony Davis joined forces to deliver a one-hour session all about... 31 July 2024 6 min read
Louis Davidson in Other T-SQL Tuesday #176: One piece of advice you wish Past You had After so many years, here in July 2024, I am finally hosting T-SQL Tuesday. The challenge One of the things... 02 July 2024 3 min read
Other Sheila Romans in Other The Benefits of Volunteering at SQL Saturdays How it all started After attending PASS Summit in 2022 my husband set a goal to speak at as many... 14 March 2024 5 min read
Career Jason Romans in Career The Value of Conference Speaking Editor note: The call for speakers is open at on the Pass Data Community Summit 2024 Site, so join Jason... 04 March 2024 9 min read
Louis Davidson in Career State of the Database Landscape Results 2024 Every year, Redgate surveys technologists to ask a big question (through lots of little questions, naturally.) This year’s question was... 23 January 2024 3 min read
Career Pamela Mooney in Career From Tech Worker to IT Management: Ten Steps to Success Congratulations! You got the promotion!! Once the excitement and adrenaline rush of a promotion passes, it is common to find... 26 May 2023 34 min read
Career Sergey Gigoyan in Career SQL Server interview questions for experienced developers SQL Server tech interview questions must be well crafted to make sure the candidate actually knows the topic. In this... 05 January 2021 16 min read
Career Pamela Mooney in Career How to know your server environment(s) (DBA in Training, part three) It doesn’t matter if you become an “accidental DBA” or are actively looking for a database administrator position, you may... 14 September 2020 11 min read
Career Pamela Mooney in Career How to prepare for a DBA job interview (DBA in training, part two) Getting that first job as a DBA is not easy for most of us. In this article, Pamela Mooney explains... 26 August 2020 18 min read