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Learning new skills
Todd Kleinhans asks us to write about “Mastering A New or Existing Technical Skill”. Todd is one of my favourite people in the data community
AI’s impact on careers
Taiob Ali is asking how AI is changing our careers. It’s a good question – one question worth reflecting on, even if the general perception
The younger generation in the SQL community
John Sterrett asks us where the next generation is. Well, not quite. He asks us what we’re doing, or could be, to encourage younger people
Breaking down those ‘weird’ problems
This month, my good friend and fellow Dune-fan Joe Fleming (@muaddba.bsky.social) from SQL Tailor Consulting asks us about weird problems, and in particular, how we
Managing SQL Agent Jobs
There are some things I really like about SQL Agent Jobs, which is why I’m secretly quite fond of this month’s T-SQL Tuesday topic, from
A quick video about SSMS 21’s scroll bar
Erik Darling insisted on a video for T-SQL Tuesday this month. If you’re more of a text person… The video shows how you can get