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In addition to utilities already mentioned, I use good ole WinDiff a lot. Just Googled Total Commander.
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February 5, 2010 at 7:11 am
It isn't just that the "Military" missed it. The defense contactor should know better. I have no experience with General Atomics Aeronautical Systems but have worked with Northrop...
January 28, 2010 at 6:13 am
I worked for a client where the IT shop used no prefix on tables except in the case of lookup tables (prefix LKP) and cross reference tables (prefix XREF). ...
January 25, 2010 at 12:34 pm
I looked a Red Gate but I didn't see the filtering functionality. The data in Company A is a subset of what is stored in the Central database. ...
January 22, 2010 at 6:16 am
We have a central database that stores all data from independent companies databases. Does anyone know of a tool that compares data for two or more databases but with...
January 22, 2010 at 5:59 am
In the world of Metrics, Metrics, Metrics, SOX and HIPAA, it is often the process that is to blame. Management, particularly upper management are well aware of compliance requirements...
January 7, 2010 at 7:21 am
Two things always stand out to me.
1. Engaging the users in design and testing. Not everyone has interest or a flair for this but if you are lucky or...
December 9, 2009 at 12:38 pm
What I've observed is that the compliance folks typically don't want access to anything. Otherwise they are performing GONZO auditing because they've added themselves into the mix. They...
December 3, 2009 at 9:02 am
Another name for Compliance is Internal Controls. Where I work, it is all day, everyday.
In today's world, now with SOX / HIPAA, it is just part of...
December 3, 2009 at 6:24 am
Perhaps I'm missing the point here but what about a public facing commercial web site where OS authentication is not the preferred option? IIS authentication is set to Anonymous...
November 20, 2009 at 6:50 am
The DBA does need to understand the business.
Real world example: A developer who didn't understand nulls designed a nomalized database schema. For many of the table columns...
October 23, 2009 at 5:46 am
Maybe there is another way to look at this....
Go to jail with the suits or even worse, become their scapegoat, or blow the whistle.
Not such a hard decision...
September 3, 2009 at 7:33 am
I agree with Bob.Sargent comments.
I go back 20 or so years to mainframe assembler, COBOL and JCL. I am currently a asp.net/vb.net developer and an "Application DBA". ...
April 3, 2009 at 6:03 am
A movie not listed above but that I enjoyed this year was "A Good Year", no pun intended. It is a light comedy with Russell Crowe. A few...
January 30, 2009 at 6:12 am
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