I thought that it was interesting that Microsoft, a company that is creating the leading edge of software technology in North America, can't hire competent financial staff. 😛

I told the...

I love the way it sounds much more official when it...

Why not still keep it simple with multiple training databases. So, keep Northwind as a general database. Then you can have one simple database that shows how to use analysis...

There are 2 things that I really like about a union - and they both have to do with pay structure and seniority.

1) There is a well defined job description...

Yeah - no kidding. I have no clue whether he is trying for a, b, or c.

The...

Really, it depends on your boss.

I had a list of accomplishments that I brought up in my review. In 2008, I definitely went above and beyond what other programmers...

We are running on 2005 here - but it sounds like this company was a late-adopter of even 2005. We would like to move to 2008 for the better BI...

Maybe IT can get its bailout after the porn industry does: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/01/07/porn-bailout-larry-flynt_n_155878.html

I enjoyed blandry's response 😀 and I completely agree. Why should a corporation with excessive or short-sighted business practice...

I agree that knowledge is power. But having knowledge is not the same as abusing knowledge. The problem is not with having a database full of information. It is the...

One of my favourite Canadians is David Suzuki and he did a portion on one of his TV shows on passively heated homes in Germany. I guess this is a...

Steve Jones - Editor (2/25/2009)

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At a department level if people were watching their "budgets", they might manage differently than someone in charge.

Information is power, and chargeback at a high...

That is exactly what I was talking about: shortsightedness and self-importance.

At the end of the day, someone...

This is a larger issue for any department that is considered overhead. HR, administrative assistants, janitorial services, as well as IT. These are global resources to the company - how...

Where I work, the leadership is not risky. The growth is slow, the opportunities for employees are very few. On the other hand, my job is relatively safe. In the...

Well Steve,

I would like to say that my car contributes to global warming, and having office space heated does to. We should all work from home in our jammies. Then...