Excellent editorial, Stev.

I dabbled in security years ago. What you're saying is absolutely correct: people expect newer technology - whatever it is - to be better. This expectation historically sets...

Happy Halloween Steve, the podcasts ROCK!

Don't change a thing.

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I know Steve well enough to vouch for him: If he says he's undecided, he's undecided. Although pundits and the partisan would disagree (on both...

LOL Steve,

I had some stars under my name at the MSDN forum. Not here!

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Technically, I grew up here (at SSC).

I worked with SQL Server while a developer from the mid-90s until early this decade. My job responsibilities then changed from application to database...

I'm a speed and accuracy person. I want the end-user's results to be accurate and to return as fast as possible. Those are always my first concerns.

:{> Andy

Shaun, it's a two-step process:

1. Gain the confidence of the team. This is easier for some than others. There are natural leaders - you can pick them out of a...

One last thing: Personal Improvement Plans are a poor excuse for an instrument of management, and don't exist in the realm of leadership.

:{> Andy

I've been a manager and had direct reports that are frustrating to manage. When I failed to manage them well, bad things happened. When the direct reports did bad things,...

Hi Baswaraj,

The point I was trying to make in the article (and I may not have done a good job) is that I use ADO.Net to call...

Hi Steve,

Cool editorial. Usability is king. If done correctly it should save the user time and that's really what it's all about - especially if it's something...

Hi Andy,

Thank you for your kind words. I can't tell you how much they mean to me.

:{> Andy

Hi Paul,

You are correct and I was not - thanks for pointing that out. OLEDB providers return ADO Recordsets. To get an ADO.Net Dataset you have to...

Thanks for all the kind words! There will be more SSIS articles from me.

Todd, sorry you had trouble with the typo but I'm glad you found it and fixed it...

Great editorial Steve!

This is precisely what happened, and why the Mojave Experiment is brilliant stroke. Otherwise...