I Want a Database
Gordon Bell works for Microsoft Research and always asks Steve Ballmer for a database. What's wrong with SQL Server?
2009-07-22
127 reads
Editorials
Productive Meetings
It seems that many meetings in corporate settings are wastes of times. Can they be better? Steve Jones has a few ideas that might help make them more productive.
2009-07-21
87 reads
Certification High School
Certifications are being devalued in the IT industry because of cheating and braindumps. Steve Jones thinks we need to re-examine how we view them.
2009-07-20
127 reads
Building Your Brand at Work?
This Friday's poll asks how much you can help yourself while working at your job? Can you build your own brand at work?
2009-07-17
119 reads
Advice for the Unemployed
Everyone has an opinion on the best advice to give an IT person who is unemployed and wants to get back into paid work. Phil Factor outlines what he would advise.
2009-07-16
218 reads
Corporate Hackers
A report says that most of the data lost in corporations is from employees. What can be done about it? Steve Jones thinks we still have work to do in this area.
2009-07-14
83 reads
No Google
Recently Google was unavailable for a good part of one day. Steve Jones felt the impact and thinks this could slow the adoption of cloud computing.
2009-07-13
444 reads
The Worst Advice
We all try to help others with advice, but sometimes we end up doing damage. Steve Jones asks for the worst advice you see given in this Friday poll.
2009-07-10
238 reads
Turning Over Passwords
Would you disclose the password for your online sites to get a job? That was required of applicants in Bozeman, MT until recently. Steve Jones is stunned by this.
2009-07-09
255 reads
Administering Securely
A common request is how can you secure SQL Server data and prevent the system administrator from viewing data. Steve Jones talks a little about the issue and how you can handle it.
2009-07-08
224 reads
Blogs
Master SQL Subqueries with This Free Course
Want to boost your SQL game? Check out this free course, SQL Subqueries: Real-World...
Using Flyway Prepare for State-Based Deployments
By Steve Jones
One of the neat enhancements made to Flyway was the addition of state-based workflows...
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Question of the Day
SQL in an Azure VM Backup
If I use the Azure Backup service for automated backups of my SQL Servers in Azure VMs, how often can I configure log backups? (as of Dec 2024)
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