Want to be a better technology evangelist? Here are a variety of tips about how to turn mediocre software demonstrations into an outstanding software demonstrations.
Demo Mastery for the Technology Evangelist
Filed Under: Challenges, Cool Technologies, Databases, Opinion, Presentations, Professional Development, SQL Server, SQLMag, SQLServerPedia Syndication, TCD blog post Tagged With: Best Practices, Career, DBA, Developer, Presentations, Professional Development, Training
Help Me Update the History of SQL Server
Find out the early history and evolution of Microsoft SQL Server in this engaging article from database expert Kevin Kline.
Filed Under: Cool Technologies, Databases, Opinion, SQL Server, SQLMag, SQLServerPedia Syndication, Transact-SQL Programming Tagged With: Career, DBA, Developer
Timewarp: What Is a Relational Database?
These days, relational database management systems (RDBMSs) like Microsoft SQL Server and Oracle are the primary engines of information systems everywhere, particularly for enterprise computing systems and web applications. Though RDBMSs are now common enough to trip over, it wasn’t always that way.
Filed Under: Architecture, BigData, Cloud, Cool Technologies, Databases, NoSQL, Opinion, SQL Server, SQLMag, SQLServerPedia Syndication Tagged With: Azure, cloud computing, DBA, Developer, NoSQL, Oracle, SQL Server 2012
The Next Chapter: Inspiring and Motivating
Filed Under: Opinion, Professional Development, SQLMag, SQLServerPedia Syndication Tagged With: Career, Professional Development, Quest Software, SQL Sentry
Why Do IT Pros Make Awful Managers?
If you’re like many IT pros, it starts to sink in that all of those skills which made you ‘the awesome’ as an technologist are =NOT= transferrable to the management work you’ve now got on your plate. Learn why and how to fix it.
Filed Under: Challenges, Opinion, Professional Development, SQLMag, SQLServerPedia Syndication Tagged With: Career, Leadership, Management
IT Horror Stories – Managers Run Amuck!
We hear two IT horror stories this month. In one, a manager just won’t listen. And in the other, a manager removes all checks and balances, to horrifying effect.
Filed Under: Ethics, IT Horror Stories, Opinion, Professional Development, SQLMag, SQLServerPedia Syndication Tagged With: Humor, IT Horror Stories
Want Another Reason to Hate iTunes?
Filed Under: Opinion, SQLMag, SQLServerPedia Syndication, TCD blog post Tagged With: iTunes, Productivity
Information Hoarder No More!
Kevin tells you how he is now keeping up with the thousands of blog posts, newsreader feeds, e-newsletters, and social media entries in his information hoard.
Filed Under: Challenges, Opinion, Professional Development, SQLMag, SQLServerPedia Syndication, Tips & Tricks Tagged With: Career, Plays Well With Others, Productivity
[OT] Gandhi’s Seven Social Sins
In light of the current world scene, I’m reminded of the great mahatma Gandhi’s Seven Social Sins.
Women in Technology: A Quick Observation and a Quick Straw Poll
Kevin shares some observations and seeks your opinion about where women in technology encounter their first impediments to career growth.
Filed Under: Challenges, Conferences, Ethics, Opinion, PASS, Professional Development, SQL Server, SQLMag, SQLServerPedia Syndication, TCD blog post, Trends Tagged With: WIT
