What do you do as a DBA if you get asked to cook the books? With the economy doing poorly, some executives will be tempted to mis-report earnings and they might ask the technical people to help. Steve Jones has a few thoughts.
2009-09-03
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We sometimes find ourselves in situations that we didn't count on. Or that aren't necessarily a mistake we made in the installation. Steve Jones reminds us that we should keep that in mind when someone is asking for our help.
2009-09-01
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Perhaps we need to protect more data, according to Steve Jones. With the ability to identify most people with 10 digits of information, Steve Jones asks you to really think about what you need to store.
2009-08-31
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This Friday's poll looks at security and password changes. What interval do you think is appropriate and why? Steve Jones asks and gives you a few thoughts on his own experiences.
2009-08-28
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Someone asked Steve Jones about finding a mentor to become a better DBA. He shares some thoughts and advice about how to do this.
2009-08-27
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SQL Server is so large and complex that it's like an operating system. In fact, there the core engine is often referred to as the "SQL OS" by Microsoft developers. Steve Jones would like to see SQL Server as it's own OS at some point.
2009-08-26
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Posting online is a way of building your own brand, but you need to be careful of overselling yourself. Steve Jones talks about being careful in the impressions you create from your online presence.
2009-08-25
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SQL Server doesn't support two factor authentication, but Steve Jones thinks it might be a good idea. Perhaps it's something that will get implemented in the next version, and might even serve to better secure the platform.
2009-08-24
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For the Friday Poll this week, Steve Jones is wondering what type of data protection you use at home for your information. Especially those all important family photos.
2009-08-21
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There are new types of databases being deployed in the world. Steve Jones says that DBAs need to be aware of the changing technologies.
2009-08-20
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