2007-12-17
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Editorial
Better Licensing
Licensing SQL Server used to be easy and could be again, though it is still better than licensing Oracle.
2007-12-17
244 reads
What Would You Do?
If someone acts suspicious at work, do you report them? What if it's the CIO? What if data security is involved?
2007-12-14
99 reads
Another Reason to Hate Ads
Malicious code embedded inside advertisements served on the web. What's next?
2007-12-13
69 reads
The Downside of Real Time
Everyone wants real time reporting, or do they? Steve Jones talks about some of the downsides of implementing such a system.
2007-12-12
119 reads
Do We Need a PK?
A primary key is a must for every table. Or is it? Steve Jones examines the question.
2007-12-11
458 reads
Software Teams
Building a team when you are developing software of any size is important and Steve Jones shares one of the most important things you need.
2012-10-31 (first published: 2007-12-10)
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Hipp, Hipp, Hooray
In an age where commercial interests seem to trump all, it's nice to see someone delivering content out there for free.
2007-12-10
123 reads
All I Want For Christmas Is ...
What do IT workers want for Christmas? Let us know in this Friday's poll.
2007-12-07
57 reads
A Smart Smartphone
Cell phones are great communication tools, but that's mostly what they do, even for IT folks. But Steve Jones talks about some other possibilities and potential problems.
2007-12-06
51 reads
Blogs
Enterprise AI Operating Rhythm – Top 5 practices for 2026
2025 exposed a growing gap between AI ambition and operational reality. As budgets tightened...
Resetting on the AI hype train
By Brian Kelley
There's a great article from MIT Technology Review about resetting on the hype of...
A New Word: Etherness
By Steve Jones
etherness – n. the wistful feeling of looking around a gathering of loved ones,...
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Question of the Day
The Max PK Length
If I create a multiple column Primary Key constraint, what is the most number of bytes I can include in the constraint?
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