Yes. I love you guys. But $3000 per seat. That is a little much.

IT is a strategic resource for any business. Any company that does not pay close attention to it is making a big mistake.

Rod, I agree with you that this website is a valuable resource. If they gave awards to companies who use internet technologies correctly to promote their products, Redgate would win...

Lol, I will never understand that kind of thinking. Compare hardware and software costs to salaries, the business decision is obvious to anyone with a brain.

Skimping on database admin is a business mistake. Why do people make business mistakes? I don't know.
Good DBAs and developers are different cats. Yes good DBAs are hard to...

I am always taken aback by people who have such a bad opinion of Microsoft. I have done business with them for 20+ years and they have never done anything...

The system I work on has about 1000 online users, they all make about $30/hr, 1 minute of downtime ~ $500 lost user productivity. Our managers should have this figure...

Oh good grief. Whenever I hear people talking about this subject like this, it drives me absolutely *nuts*. I want to get out a hammer and start breaking fingers.

The premise...

Um, no. Do it right the first time.

lol perfect example!

Phabulous advice Phil. When gathering requirements you should never specify a database, you shouldn't even conceptualize it. Use persistence instead. Once you have your requirements, as Phil said, your normal relational...

If I won the lottery I would start a software company.