Coeo’s head of digital transformation recently attended a roundtable hosted by the DigiLeaders organisation about “What digital talent looks for” – an important insight about how hiring new staff is changing.
The Need to Continually Improve
At Coeo personal development is huge part of our ethos. Since I joined the company a little over 3 years ago now I have studied for, and passed 7 MCP exams, and these haven’t just been in SQL Server. We’re constantly encouraged to explore other areas that complement the work we do. In the last 3..
Choosing the right tool for the job
I was working with a client recently when an architect expressed disdain for a particular part of the SQL Server stack. In this particular case the architect had then chosen to roll-their-own solution which they felt was better. My intention is not to comment on their particular solution but it did..
Job Seeker Advice
There is a huge amount of advice available to job seekers, but I believe many candidates still play the numbers game in the hopes of being lucky if they fire off enough applications. If you really want a chance of getting beyond the "submitting CV" stage, then you have to be prepared to commit some..
Renewing your MCSE certification using the Microsoft Virtual Academy
Microsoft recently announced that you can renew your MCSE certification for SQL Server by taking free online Microsoft Virtual Academy (MVA) courses - and passing the end of module exams. This new approach to renewal is currently available for both the MCSE data platform and business intelligence..
Making enterprise IT easier
Enterprise IT getting easier to use is a good thing. But we have understand why to benefit fully.
Expectations of a Remote DBA Service
Working as a Principal DBA in Coeo’s Remote DBA Team, I’m occasionally asked to talk to a prospective customer about how our team operates and to give them a technical overview of Coeo’s Remote DBA service. I’m often struck by how pleasantly surprised they are with what they hear about how we..
Managing multi-vendor technology environments
At this week’s series of SQL Server community events hosted under the SQLRelay umbrella, I presented a session titled “Managing multi-vendor technology environments”. It sounds like something large organisations have to do, which is true, but it’s now also something individual solution owners have..
Reading analyst reviews
IT vendors increasingly use reviews from analyst firms in their marketing - how should we interpret these?