In which Phil Factor's attention wanders whilst reading some software product announcements and imagines what would have happened if the current IT Bloggers had been in charge of the White Star Line at the time of RMS Titanic.
2009-02-03
117 reads
In which Phil Factor responds to the muse and writes a poem in the style of a School Song, in which he tries to give a mention to all the top writers and forum-posters.
2009-02-02
70 reads
In which Phil hears about an extra 'leap' second added over the new year, and broods on the missing INTERVAL datatype in SQL Server
2009-01-05
121 reads
Phil recently had to draw up a list of 'top ten' pieces of advice for programmers who were starting out as database developers. It is a difficult thing to do when one is immersed in the study of the intricacies and detail of the plumbing of SQL Server.
2008-12-18
423 reads
The exceptional talents of seasoned engineers and developers can never quite be rendered obscelete by technological wizardry. Phil Factor considered old-school intuition, and wonders if he's missed a trick.
2008-12-12
450 reads
Phil Factor talks a bit about the SQLServerCentral community and how we all get something different from it.
2008-11-28
97 reads
Phil wonders whether it is time to come up with clear 'best practice' guidelines to cover the use of undocumented routines, and ends up deciding it is a gray area.
2008-11-24
385 reads
While most DBAs might never encounter the legal aspects of their professional, Phil Factor brings to light a few things that you might want to be aware of in these litigious times.
2008-11-20
237 reads
Somehow, one is expected to be pleased that SQL Server 2005 is going to have another Service Pack. Why? For many DBAs, SQL Server 2005 is still a dangerous and radical upgrade. Phil Factor considers Microsoft's responsibilities...
2008-10-28
183 reads
A guest editorial from Phil Factor on the kindest way to dispose of unwanted IT projects.
2008-05-26
144 reads
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