Chris Harshman (1/2/2013)

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I think part of the problem with SAN pools is the inherent disconnect between how network guys setup disk arrays and luns on these devices and how database...

Regarding SQL Server, SANS and SSD's: just a couple of years ago we had a middling SAN which ultimately couldn't cut it performance-wise. Actually it was awful, but that was...

Years ago I had two interns, one from the local state university (major was Physics ) and one from the local blue chip liberal arts school (major was MIS). ...

Fantastic article, it reminded me of Neal Stephenson's novel 'Anathem' where those who study theory and those who practice it's application are rigidly segregated.

I can't remember the last time I had a battle over storage costs. In discussions about controlling storage growth, I'm usually trying to convince people to either let go...

This subject is worth a book. For starters, I think it goes as deep as our DNA and shared culture. With a nod to blinding ambition and occasional incompetence, I...

It seems to me that the DBA skillset scale is sliding more to the software/softskills side and further away from the hardware/hermit end. Cloud computing is continuing a trend begun...

Great topic. I think 'it depends'. Subtlety and precision are sacrificed for expediency. Sometimes that makes sense, but compressing the language all the time seems like a bad idea to...

As usual, great article Phil. Thanks!

Steve Jones - SSC Editor (9/6/2012)

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cdonlan 18448 (9/6/2012)

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Defense.

https://www.torproject.org/

I played around with the Vidalia component a few years back (a little clunky but what do you expect?) and think it's a...

Defense.

https://www.torproject.org/

I played around with the Vidalia component a few years back (a little clunky but what do you expect?) and think it's a fascinating project. Others may find it so...

Miles Neale (9/5/2012)

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If you code what you think and not what you know the eventual result is failure. Best read and understand parts of TAOCP vols 4 and 5...

Knight Capital is useful ammo when countering dangerous management demands on your development time lines. Usually management tries to hide 'problems' like this, but that one was just too big....

David.Poole (8/20/2012)Chances are the system that does your salary cheque is in the "cloud" and has been for donkey's years. It just existed before the name "cloud" was invented....

Vacation?

Vacation and lunches are weakness and should be avoided. 😛

Okay, okay, just kidding. I completely agree. I guess I learned that the hard way and much later in Life...