Our company also does this - at a whopping cost of $250/month. I get it - they are paying a percentage of a premium for your spouse even without the...

Love the article today. As a developer for a manufacturer, these words ring true not only for software development, but for production processes and business processes everywhere. In today's world,...

I've commented often about this issue within our industry. I think the biggest problem is ourselves. We don't set down the proper expectations, so when they ask us to do...

Very well said, Steve!

I find it interesting that this seems to be a very personal issue for some, especially those who already telecommute. I have done both and find the physical separation of...

I know it is easier said than done, but I have found (through personal experience) that most people in IT don't have that separation of work and home. It is...

Not only do you need to be able to access the password manager, but if someone cracks your password manager password, they

a) have a list of every online account...

Brilliant! That did the trick.

I did indeed have NULLs being returned and I should have known better. Thanks for the excellent explanation.

@steveb-2 - Yeah, that was the first thing I thought of. In SSMS they plans looks very similar, and the 99% cost is in Table Scan in both...

To Steve and the whole SSC crew - keep up the great work! The site is a valuable resource for the professional and part-time DBAs(guilty!). Your editorials are daily reading...

Fantastic article today Steve!

The line "Computers help us get more work done, but they also allow us to make mistakes very, very fast" was dead on.

Wow.

In your editorial, you stated " but as I reread the second paragraph it struck me that this person is upset with the apparent decline of western civilization. I think...

It's always important to read BETWEEN the lines. Here's the most important line of that article:

And in Germany, passive houses cost only about 5 to 7 percent more to build...