The Value of an MBA in IT
Do you have an MBA? If so, has it helped you? Is it worth getting one for someone in IT? Ted Pin comments.
2008-07-10
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Editorial
What's an MVP?
What does it mean to be an MVP for Microsoft? Steve Jones talks about what the award is and what it means to get the award.
2008-07-09
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Land Mines
Security can be a hassle, but Steve Jones talks about why we sometimes put up with the difficulties of implementing strong security.
2008-07-08
108 reads
Enough is Enough
When do you decide that enough is enough? When does it make sense to let some bugs go and fix them later? Steve Jones comments on the decisions you sometimes make.
2008-07-07
147 reads
The Database Weekly Update for July 7, 2008
Intel is moving in the direction of more and more cores on a single CPU, so what does that mean for programmers?
2008-07-07
42 reads
Happy 4th of July
A blooper collection of mistakes and errors from a variety of editorials on this holiday weekend.
2008-07-04
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2008-07-03
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Driving Value
Does your IT organization bring value to your company? Steve Jones takes a look at some of the ways you can do this. This editorial was originally published on July 2, 2008. It is being re-published as Steve is at SQL Intersection.
2013-04-09 (first published: 2008-07-02)
157 reads
Data Rich and Information Poor
Do you deal with data or information? Do you know the difference and are you transforming one into the other. Steve Jones comments on the state of many companies' data.
2008-07-01
132 reads
The June 2008 Energy Update
It's time again to take a look at energy news from an IT perspective, or at least the Steve Jones' perspective and there have been some interesting notes over the last couple months in the world of energy.
2008-06-30
79 reads
Blogs
Overcoming Imposter Syndrome: A Plan
By Brian Kelley
My most recent bout with imposter syndrome was with ISACA’s Digital Trust Ecosystem Framework...
Advice I Like: Celebrate Success
By Steve Jones
“On the way to a grand goal, celebrate the smallest victories as if each...
Programmatically Retrieving MLV Lineage and Refresh Times
Materialized lake views (MLVs) in Microsoft Fabric are an effective way to implement medallion...
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