Dan.Humphries (5/21/2010)

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I agree that in political environments this type if ideology will grow but stock holders dictate corporate policy. The kind of force that would be required to change that...

djackson 22568 (5/21/2010)

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dcraday (5/21/2010)

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For djackson -Now you're making me think - a dangerous thing most times.

I don't know why you'd want a variable that is so much the same -...

Dan.Humphries (5/21/2010)

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The sox standard is not that wide spread. The number of comapanies that fall under such a standard are massivly out numbered by those that do not have any...

joefeigelman (5/21/2010)

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If you are happy being mediocre and just doing a job for a paycheck, then your standards are lacking. Someone once said 'Anything worth doing is worth doing...

Hugo Kornelis (5/21/2010)

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While I mostly agree with the sentiment expressed in the editorial, there is one place where I don't. Where, in fact, I'd even reverse the statement:

"There really is...

And even in SOX audited places DBA roles are very hazy, they do define what you should not do but you are still expected to do a lot of...

jay holovacs (5/20/2010)

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TravisDBA (5/20/2010)

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Sar-Box audits in many companies takes this multi-job description/ duties thing totally out of the equation. You simply can't do it, and risk getting your company...

Strict separation of duties and...

Doing stuff outside of your job description all depends on whether Sarbanes-Oxley auditing standards are strictly enforced at your company or not. Sar-Box is very clear about doing jobs outside...

nelsonj-902869 (5/18/2010)

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Trying to get users and staff to open up as to what they REALLY want the system to do can be a two edged sword. Sometimes what the user...

Dave Schutz (5/18/2010)

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After the repair has been completed review what happened, why it happened, and the solutions that fixed the problem. Learning from books, forums, etc is great, but learning...

James Stover (5/13/2010)

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I stopped being helpful online about 5 years ago. I'm not interested in helping some stranger in the far reaches of <insert developing nation here> to take my...

Great article Grant! You are the man, and Yes! I get this all the time too. I have a standing motto when it comes to this kind of thing with...

The key words here being SUPPOSED TO ideally. :w00t: Now, we come back back to the...

Andy Warren (5/11/2010)

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So my challenge back, is why do you hate them? Is it that they aren't effective? If they were effective, would that change the game? And if so,...