2020-02-22
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2020-02-22
93 reads
As JSON documents becomes increasingly widely used, as the interface between application and database, Phil Factor reckons it's about time JSON Schema was built-in to SQL Server, alongside XML Schema.
2020-01-25
280 reads
Phil Factor's offers tips for longevity in the world of IT consultancy: listen well, humiliate no-one and convince others that it was their expertise that solved the problem.
2020-01-18
290 reads
At work in IT, we can wander around looking important with no apparent useful skills whatsoever. When working outside the bubble of the industry, things are different.
2019-12-14
252 reads
Until you open the box your data is, like Schrödinger's cat, both safe and breached.
2019-11-16
138 reads
Phil Factor on the difficult task of guarding against the theft of data from within an organization.
2019-10-19
192 reads
Is the DBA a fading star? More likely, there is a general lack of understanding of the roles of the different types of DBA, and of the other IT teams that ensure that successful application developments happen in any large enterprise.
2019-09-25 (first published: 2015-06-08)
594 reads
With the help of a database that provides fully representative data, we can do a great deal more to advance medical and pharmaceutical science. Phil Factor explains what stands in our way.
2019-09-21
275 reads
If you've ever stuffed SQL Server onto a Raspberry Pi 4 and given it a pet name, don't worry, you're not alone…
2019-08-24
277 reads
Phil Factor on dealing with "immutable" domain data during database development and deployment.
2019-08-16 (first published: 2016-01-18)
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In today's data-driven world, SQL (Structured Query Language) is a blazing-hot skill. It's your...
By Steve Jones
I leave tonight for Australia. I was in London 3 days ago, so this...
By Brian Kelley
As I look at the state of information technology today, I see one constant:...
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