Usage Based Pricing
Software pricing is a controversial topic, but Steve Jones found an article saying many enterprises would prefer usage based pricing. Do you think it's better?
2010-03-03
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Editorial
Be Responsible
When getting help online, you need to be professional and a part of that is being responsible. Steve Jones reminds us today that we have to be careful about what we post.
2010-03-02
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Reaching for the Clouds
This past week's news had a lot of news about cloud computing and Steve Jones comments on a few database related items.
2010-03-01
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Overusing Identities
Do you put an identity column on every table? That might be a bad habit you want to kick, but not all at once. Steve Jones comments on this common data modeling practice.
2010-03-01
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Timing is Everything
For this Friday poll, Steve Jones asks about storing time values. Should they always be in UTC? Does that solve more problems than it creates?
2010-02-26
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Dude, Your Fly is Open
A guest editorial from Tim Mitchell today talks about the way you handle problems. Other people's problems. A professional way of pointing out mistakes is the best policy.
2010-02-25
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Data Dashboards
Google recently unveiled a dashboard to allow users to manage the data that Google stores about them. Including removing search data! Steve Jones comments on the possibility of implementing this for other companies.
2010-02-24
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Multiple Mirrors
Should we evolve the database mirroring technology to work with multiple mirrors? Steve Jones says this might be an interesting idea.
2010-02-23
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Oracle: Overhaul or Overkill?
Vendor-specific hardware might make Oracle less painful to use in the future, so Chris Massey considers whether Microsoft should consider providing a more tailored and complete product with SQL Server. The verdict? "Not necessary".
2010-02-22
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FizzBuzz
Can most programmers not program? A new test, the FizzBuzz test, is being used to weed out candidates. Steve Jones comments on the types of FizzBuzz questions he's used in T-SQL.
2010-02-22
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