The Next Generation DBA
DBA, database developer, analyst, SQL grunt, or whatever your title may be, there is no question that your role will...
2008-12-02
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Tim Mitchell
[Off Topic] Web host is down
For my colleagues and friend who visit my websites (www.bucketofbits.com, www.tyleris.com, www.timmitchell.net), I just discovered that my web host has...
2008-12-01
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Microsoft Certified Master program – Is This The Answer to Certification Woes?
In the past few years, many people - myself included - have expressed a desire to see the quality of the Microsoft...
2008-11-29
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Does regulation make data any safer?
Working with healthcare organizations, I am constantly aware of the restrictions my staff and I must abide by according to HIPAA constraints. ...
2008-11-27
1,676 reads
Raising the Bar
Turning up the heat. Take it up a notch. Stepping up to the plate. Less talk, more action.
However you choose...
2008-11-24
1,640 reads
Immersed in work, and missing out on everything else
After 2 years working on a data conversion and software implementation project, I’ve finally started to get caught up on...
2008-11-24
1,675 reads
Vista, Day 5
I broke down and bought my first Vista machine last Sunday, an HP Pavilion from a local box store. From...
2008-11-21
610 reads
SMO Videos on JumpStartTV.com
Last month I got to head out to Orlando and spend a couple of days with Andy Warren and the...
2008-09-28
1,671 reads
Data Quality, Part 1: The Discovery
I wrote a post a few months back about a healthcare data conversion project that I’ve been working on for...
2008-09-28
1,966 reads
Defining Value
I've been thinking a lot lately about the concept of value. Earlier this week a colleague of mine tendered his...
2008-08-29
1,459 reads
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Take Time to Gain Perspective
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