Asking for Interview Questions
When someone asks for interview questions on the web, it seems many people are upset. But should they be? Steve Jones points out there are different sides to this.
2013-04-18
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Editorial
The Patch Wild, Wild West
Microsoft might be changing their patching process for applications. This has Steve Jones worried they may move towards an Apple/iOS like model, which would not be good for server systems.
2013-04-17
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Don't Be a Ghost
If you want to further your career, you can't be a ghost. Steve Jones talks about the ways in which so many people might end up hurting their careers by trying to keep their lives too private.
2013-04-16
308 reads
Bad Data Costs Lives
Either data is right or it is wrong. There is no in-between. Phil Factor examines a recent scandal that hit the health care system in the UK to highlight why it's so important that we, as data professionals, ensure responsible use of data and respect for data quality.
2013-04-15
211 reads
Modeling the Earth
Microsoft Research has a variety of interesting projects underway, including one to try and model the Earth. Many of these involve lots of data in some way, and would be interesting projects to work on, according to Steve Jones.
2013-04-15
120 reads
The DBA Office
The environment in which we work can have an affect on the way in which we work. Steve Jones asks today if you have a preference for your environment.
2013-04-12
229 reads
Don't Accept Defaults
All software has default values, some of which might not suit your environment. This is especially true with regards to security settings.
2013-04-11
103 reads
The Memory Cube
A new memory technology has the potential to dramatically speed up access for computer systems.
2013-04-08
166 reads
Double Compliance
Sometimes auditing for one certification might help you pass another, but don't count on it.
2013-04-08
145 reads
Development, Operations, or Accounting
Cloud services need to have a much higher quality of work than their in-house equivalents if corporations are to take them seriously according to Steve Jones.
2013-04-04
112 reads
Blogs
Narrow Task Decomposition in AI Pipeline Agents
A nightly load into sales_fact fails. Ask an orchestrating agent to break down the...
Car Update: August 2026
By Steve Jones
It’s been some time since I provided a car update, so I decided to...
Microsoft Fabric OneLake Shortcuts: When to Use Them and When Not To
By James Serra
An architecture scenario Imagine separate Sales, Finance, Shared Data, and Executive Analytics workspaces. Sales...
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