Overselling Yourself
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
147 reads
Editorial
Encryptionphobia
The battle to secure personal and business data is a tough one, and the consequences of mishandling sensitive data can be severe. In this guest editorial, John Magnabosco argues that it's high time people overcame their fear of encryption.
2009-08-24
200 reads
Two Factor Authentication
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
276 reads
Protection Close To Home
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
204 reads
New Databases
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
220 reads
New Databases
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
810 reads
Test Drive
Hiring a new employee can be a hit or miss proposition. We often don't learn much about how someone will work from an interview. Steve Jones talks about an alternative way to hire someone by taking them for a test drive.
2009-08-19
192 reads
DBA: Mentor vs. Protector
To mentor or to protect data, what is the role of the DBA? A guest editorial from Matt Simmons.
2009-08-18
232 reads
Did Oracle buy MySQL by accident?
The wording of the statement about MySQL that came out from Oracle after the merger was downbeat. The implication was "Oh no! Another Blooming Database to deal with". But surely they don't plan to just let it drift?
2009-08-17
354 reads
Why Should You Network?
Networking is one of those things that so many people say is good for your career? But why? Steve Jones has a few examples today from his own experience.
2014-02-17 (first published: 2009-08-17)
250 reads
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