Career Pamela Mooney in Career How to become a DBA – the first steps (DBA in Training, part one) Many people with tech careers did not follow a straight path to get there. In this article, Pamela Mooney gives... 11 August 2020 15 min read
Editorials Kathi Kellenberger in Editorials Moving on from Volunteer Projects I can’t remember a time when I was not involved in side-projects, usually as a volunteer but also writing books... 23 October 2019 3 min read
Career Samuel Nitsche in Career Improving Tech with Compassionate Code There is quite a bit of suffering within tech and caused by tech, from poorly commented code to shaming someone... 07 June 2019 12 min read
Database DevOps Grant Fritchey in Database DevOps DevOps Without the Database: A Cautionary Tale Communication is the foundation of DevOps. Grant Fritchey tells the tale of a project that failed because of previous communication... 07 February 2019 12 min read
Editorials Dean Mathews in Editorials Entrepreneurship Vs. Employment: Which Is the Best? Being an entrepreneur isn’t for everyone; by the same token, being an employee is not either. There are serious pros... 04 October 2018 3 min read
Career Monica Rathbun in Career How to Survive as a Lone DBA Database administrators have enormous responsibility whether they manage one or hundreds of servers. Monica Rathbun tells us how she survived... 06 February 2018 16 min read
Career Cynthia Dzikiti in Career Quality-Driven Software Development While software is among the most widely used products in human history, it also has one of the highest failure... 25 January 2018 22 min read
Career Rama Anem in Career Software Testing Skills Must Shift with AI Artificial intelligence (AI) is touching many parts of our lives and careers. Rama Anem discusses the impact of AI on... 09 January 2018 10 min read
Career John Magnabosco in Career Crossing the Line: Skill Atrophy In this blog series titled “Crossing the Line,” I will explore the various aspects, concerns, and successes associated with the... 28 October 2017 3 min read
Opinion Pieces David Poole in Opinion Pieces The IT Manager’s perspective: People as an Asset Information Technology is fast-changing, but the people who work in IT need to have a good chance of a long-term... 16 June 2016 17 min read
Opinion Pieces Buck Woody in Opinion Pieces Learn Where You Are In order to make progress in your career in IT, you need to actively plan your professional development rather then... 03 August 2012 10 min read
Learn SQL Server Chris Shaw in Learn SQL Server Building Your DBA Skillset As a DBA and hiring manager, Chris Shaw has been on those sides of the recruitement process. As an MVP... 06 July 2011 23 min read
Learn SQL Server Douglas Reilly in Learn SQL Server SQL Server and .NET training and career development Part 3 How do you keep your skills current? How will you prepare yourself for what you will be doing 5 years... 07 June 2006 11 min read
Learn SQL Server Douglas Reilly in Learn SQL Server SQL Server and .NET Training and Career Development (part 2) In Part I of this series, I discussed the role and value of conferences in the career development of SQL... 22 March 2006 15 min read
Learn SQL Server Douglas Reilly in Learn SQL Server SQL Server and .NET Training and Career Development A number of years ago, I wrote a blog entry entitled "Who is Responsible for your Career?". It was perhaps... 24 February 2006 15 min read
Opinion Pieces Douglas Reilly in Opinion Pieces Is there coding life after 40? I was about 40 when a well-meaning vice president at my company pulled me aside at a party and told... 09 March 2005 8 min read