Small Management
This editorial was originally published on June 21, 2007. It is being republished as Steve is traveling. Today we take a poll on administration and management from devices smaller than a laptop.
2012-04-20
92 reads
Editorial
Your Permanent Record
Today we have a guest editorial from Tim Mitchell. Tim talks about the impact of your posts online against the impression you make, or want to make, with potential employers.
2021-06-25 (first published: 2012-04-19)
305 reads
Social Data Analysis
Today we have an editorial originally published on June 24, 2007. It is being republished as Steve is traveling. IBM has done some work to help people analyze sets of data with new visualizations.
2012-04-18
112 reads
The Best of the Best
Today's editorial was originally pubished on June 26, 2007. It is being re-run today as Steve is traveling. What were the best places to work in 2007? Steve Jones links to a list and talks about the value of using those lists.
2012-04-17
189 reads
Open Source Software and Cacoëthes Scribendi
Phil Factor on the irresistible urge to write code in the public domain, and the occasional desire to be free from the snails-trail of software that needs maintainence.
2012-04-16
99 reads
Key Storage
Today Steve Jones asks about how you secure the keys that secure your other data. Is there a good way that you've found to handle this?
2012-04-13
156 reads
Transfer Times in the Cloud
Today Steve Jones talks about a problem in the cloud computing world: getting your data back.
2012-04-12
157 reads
Wasting Time
Focusing in one area for long periods of time is hard. Steve Jones thinks that people taking a little time at work to recharge is a good idea, and something companies might want to encourage.
2012-04-11
258 reads
Certificates Everywhere
Today Steve Jones talks about security and his desire to have certificates be the primary means of securing communications and verifying authenticity.
2012-04-10
190 reads
Get Some Cross Training Today
There's an IT skills gap in many companies, which is forcing managers to get creative. Steve Jones says now is the time to look for some cross training at work.
2012-04-09
184 reads
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Question of the Day
Creating a JSON Document III
I have this data in a table called dbo.NFLTeams
TeamID TeamName City YearEstablished ------ -------- ---- --------------- 1 Cowboys Dallas 1960 2 Eagles Philadelphia 1933 3 Packers Green Bay 1919 4 Chiefs Kansas City 1960 5 49ers San Francisco 1946 6 Broncos Denver 1960 7 Seahawks Seattle 1976 8 Patriots New England 1960If I run this code, how many rows are returned?
SELECT TOP 2
json_objectagg('Team' : TeamName)
FROM dbo.NFLTeams;
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