Security and Honesty
Today Steve Jones talks security and the need for us to share information about issues, especially those that impact security.
2012-07-02
145 reads
Editorial
2012-07-02
335 reads
The High Availability Poll
Most customers and clients wants highly available systems, with 100% uptime if possible. However most don't want to pay for them, and eventually tolerate some outages to keep costs down. This Friday, Steve Jones asks what is your environment like.
2012-06-29
157 reads
Password Help
Passwords control most of our access to computer systems and provide some level of authentication, but their security depends heavily on their strength and privacy. Steve Jones says you can set a good example for others and hemp improve security on all systems.
2012-06-28
230 reads
The Redmond Agenda
The things that are important to Microsoft might not be the same ones that are important to you as a customer. However Steve Jones thinks that the potential changes in the release strategy may be good for data professionals.
2012-06-27
93 reads
Pioneering with PowerShell
In PowerShell, Phil Factor believes we have a true novelty: a Windows Scripting language that outsmarts Perl and Python and Ruby and one that will continue to cause radical changes to Windows server applications, and the tools we use to administer them.
2012-06-25
197 reads
The Next Generation
There's no shortage of technology workers, especially good ones. Today Steve Jones reminds us that we might wish to encourage others to try technology and then help prepare them for a career in this field if they enjoy it.
2012-06-25
128 reads
The Redmond Agenda
Is there an agenda in Redmond that looks to the cloud first for new versions of the platforms? Steve Jones thinks if there is, it might be a good thing.
2012-06-18
86 reads
Technology Guilt
Technology has made many advances in the world, but it has also eliminated many jobs. This Friday's poll asks how you feel about that as a technology worker.
2017-01-02 (first published: 2012-06-15)
283 reads
After X Years
Dave Winer has been programming for a long time, and he plans on continuing for some time to come. Steve Jones talks about the important things Dave realizes and how we should also be considering them.
2012-06-14
198 reads
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QUOTENAME Behavior
I use QUOTENAME() like this in code?
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