Databases for Change
Meaningful change often requires information collection, processing, retrieval and distribution. As database professionals, that's our bag. So what can we do to help things along?
2008-09-17
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Editorials
The Broken Window
A new data mining thrilled from Jeffrey Deaver has Steve Jones concerned about the centralization of data mining.
2008-09-16
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A Lack of SQL
Steve Jones talks about a company looking to write all their stored procedures using the CLR in SQL Server. Is this a good idea?
2008-09-15
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Is it 1995?
A bug in the SQL Server 2008 upgrade process has Steve Jones questioning the coding practices at Microsoft.
2008-09-15
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2008-09-12
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Legal Liability
Are database professionals liable for the security of their data? Should they be? Some think so, but Steve Jones thinks this is a bad idea and we might need protection as data professionals.
2008-09-11
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Legal Security
As database professionals, we know that we are responsible for the security and integrity of the data in our systems. But Steve Jones wonders if you know what legal responsibilities you might have.
2008-09-10
137 reads
An IT Union - Database Weekly (Sept 8, 2008)
As Information Technology workers become more wired, with more demands, and less benefits, should they consider unionizing.
2008-09-08
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No Non-competes
More and more technology workers are being asked to sign non-compete agreements as a condition of their employment. But is that fair? Steve Jones has a few thoughts.
2008-09-08
159 reads
How Important Is Usability?
As DBAs, we don't often deal with the human interface side of the applications that we build, but it is important. And we want to be sure that anything we develop considers the end user's perspective. Steve Jones asks how much should this matter?
2008-09-05
97 reads
Blogs
When is the perfect moment to build a data strategy in a company?
The post When is the perfect moment to build a data strategy in a...
How to Run Databases on Kubernetes: An 8-Step Guide
In this step-by-step tutorial, learn how to run MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and other stateful...
Episode 11 of Simple Talks: Oracle
By Steve Jones
The 11th episode is now live, recorded a few weeks ago at the PASS...
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Question of the Day
Renaming a Database
If I want to rename the OldSales database to ArchiveSales, how can I do this? (choose 2)
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