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Get comprehensive answers in our SQL career FAQs. Learn what you need to succeed in SQL-related job roles.
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Get comprehensive answers in our SQL career FAQs. Learn what you need to succeed in SQL-related job roles.
Learn about the current demand for SQL Server-related jobs and the trends for various positions as well as salary-related information.
This article will discuss five responsibilities a Data and AI Leader needs in order to be a successful leader.
Learn about day-to-day responsibilities of leaders in the field of Data and AI and how can they fulfill their leadership commitments to be successful.
Learn ways an individual or manager can promote a culture of giving back and provide opportunities for employees and peers to do something meaningful.
Learn about various job titles and positions for SQL Server. This will give you an idea of the different types of database roles that exist.
Learn about the most common types of bad boss scenarios and tips for dealing with each of these types of managers.
In this article we look at how you can use Google Trends to identify which things related to SQL Server and the cloud are the most popular based on search requests.

Learn about the core SQL Server instance concepts to build your skill set including the architecture, administration, performance tuning, daily operations and more.
In this tip Koen Verbeeck shares things he has learned over the years related to business intelligence that he wish he knew when he first started working with SQL Server.
In this article Jeffrey Yao shares things he has learned over the years as a SQL Server DBA that he wish he knew when he started out working as a DBA.
In this tip I want to point out a few of the concepts that I wish I had spent more time researching earlier on in my SQL Server career and provide my reasoning and some links to further reading.
In this tip we look at somethings to consider if you are thinking about freelancing as a SQL Server professional if you are in between jobs or ready to make the move to being self-employed.
In our quests to always be growing and improving, both personally and professionally, here are 10 reflection areas and example questions we have identified to help you determine possible improvement focus areas to take your performance to the next level.
In this tip we look at six tips you can use to help land a better job.
In this tip we do an overview of Data Science and the high level process. Take a look at this tip to get started.
To be a DBA, one has to be stress and pressure proof to deal with daily multiple tasks, flooding alerts, on-call standbys or some midnight wake-up calls. Without some principles, one can easily get drown in troubled water. As a DBA for many years, do you
How do you set your nontechnical peers at ease so they’ll be comfortable talking to you? How do you build trust and rapport so they’ll listen to your opinions? How do you not come across as a know-it-all, condescending jerk? There are many verbal and nonv
Learn about body language techniques for project leadership.