Labor Day Bloopers

The raw footage of all the mistakes I’ve made since the Fourth of July.
Part 1
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Mining and Algorithms

The algorithms that you use to query or mine data are very important. Amazon knows their recommendations algorithms are important. Do you know what's important in your job?

Talking Career and Unstructured Data

The Denver SQL Saturday is coming in less than two weeks, SQL Saturday #169 is our second event in Denver,...

T-SQL Tuesday #34 – Help! I Need Somebody

I couldn’t resist, so here goes….
Help, I need some data,
Help, not just any data,
Help, I was told you...

A Cloudy Future

The future of employment in the technology industry means learning to do more with less.

The Charles River – SQL in the City Boston

I once rowed in the Head of the Charles Regatta. I had the 3d seat, starboard, in a 4 man...

The Dream Machine

This Friday Steve Jones has a fun poll. If your new boss told you to spec out a machine, what would you choose?

Privacy

Privacy is a big deal in the digital world, but it's also something companies don't handle well. Steve Jones notes that however things change in the future, the data professional will need to pay more attention to issues in this area.

This is Big Data

I’m sure some people have bigger data, but Facebook has some serious daily growth. The highlight? 500TB a day.
A day.
That’s...

Rogue Algorithms

As computers get more complex and automated, the chance for rogue algorithms grows. Steve Jones reminds us that we should be careful in how we code and that a little forethought from managers can help.