We published an article about how one DBA goes about hiring new DBAs and in the discussion that followed there was something that caught my eye. There were a few comment talked about how college degrees don't necessarily mean anything.
2007-10-16
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Workers Rarely Jump Ship Over Pay Alone is an article that I saw awhile back and saved. It is 100% true and should be required reading by every C-level knucklehead and MBA student.
2007-10-15
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2007-10-15
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The whole entertainment aspect of computing is growing tremendously and we're slowly seeing a convergence in our living rooms of computing capabilites along with entertainment. From rocker chairs with speakers to TiVo-type devices, the Nokia Internet Tablet, and XBOX 360s and Playstations that can enhance our movies.
2007-10-12
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2007-10-11
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There was an interesting article about how telecommuting is the secret to employee happiness and it makes some sense in today's fast-paced, highly connected world. There are a number of job surveys that list flexible hours as one of the most desired benefits.
2012-10-05 (first published: 2007-10-10)
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This editorial was originally published on Oct 9, 2007. It is being re-run as Steve is traveling. When I worked at JD Edwards, one of the goals of our business intelligence system was to house a single view of the truth. I recently saw a blog post by Andrew Fryer that does a good job of explaining what this actually is.
2012-07-12 (first published: 2007-10-09)
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2007-10-08
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We don't have a release date, the final feature set has yet to be released, but slowly I can see the train building steam. This week I found a number of blogs starting to look at various aspects of SQL Server 2008. If you look through the newsletter, you'll see coverage of data compression, clustering […]
2007-10-08
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One of the really classic analogies in software is that it's like building a house. You have a foundation, multiple teams, lots of contractors that specialize in something, etc. And it's an analogy that's debated as to its relevance over and over. I won't go into the correctness of this analogy, but I wanted to comment on it.
2012-10-08 (first published: 2007-10-05)
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In the United States, today is Thanksgiving. The intent behind the holiday is to...
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