Software is Like Building a House

One of the really classic analogies in software is that it's like building a house. You have a foundation, multiple teams, lots of contractors that specialize in something, etc. And it's an analogy that's debated as to its relevance over and over. I won't go into the correctness of this analogy, but I wanted to comment on it.

Not Just At Home

There was an interesting article about how telecommuting is the secret to employee happiness and it makes some sense in today's fast-paced, highly connected world. There are a number of job surveys that list flexible hours as one of the most desired benefits.

The Build Buy Debate

Does it make more sense for a company to build it's own software or buy a package?

FTS

Dog Food

Should you dog food your own software? Steve Jones thinks this is a good idea if it works for your particular product.

Remote DBAs

There's still hope for all you DBAs out there looking for a telecommuting job that allows you to work in your pajamas. Someone sent me this case study about remote DBAs and I decided to pass it along. It's a one page PDF, and it's a fluff piece to some extent for Bluewolf, a company that has outsourced IT staffing, but has a section on remote DBA work as well

Challenge Yourself

Challenge yourself to find new tools and use them in your work. That's today's message from Steve Jones. (This editorial was originally published on Aug 5, 2007. It is being re-run as Steve is away on the SQL in the City US 2012 tour.)

Database Maintenance Essentials – Resources

I told people in New York at SQL in the City that I’d post some resources on the blog from...

SQL in the City

That’s where we were on Friday. 780 Third Avenue, in the middle of Manhattan. The start of our 2012 US...

Full Text Search – CONTAINS

I’ve been working on a new presentation for full text search and brushing up on some of my T-SQL operators....