• What, no video?

    Excellent editorial. The link seems to be missing to the T-Mobile story in the UK. Any chance of posting it?

    We're working with a tough piece of software. SQL Server has made so much of the basic parts of database administration blindingly easy. So it doesn't appear that it needs the kind of specialist that's just assumed with an Oracle or DB2 database. The fact is, it needs a gate-keeper just as much as it needs someone who knows how it works to make sure everything is working correctly.

    Oh, and nice draw on the Roman Empire collapse. Some mention of Vercingetorix was in order though.

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