Clownpocalypse and DR
Today we have a guest editorial as Steve is out of town at the PASS Summit. Grant looks at disasters and being prepared.
2020-10-20 (first published: 2016-10-24)
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Editorials
Chopping Off Data
An ETL issue with Excel causes issues, because the users didn't realize a limitation.
2020-10-19
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Responding to the Call of the Wild
Phil Factor's manual for taming machines, applications, and other wild beasts.
2020-10-17
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Career Goals and Inspiration
Steve asks what you might want to achieve or accomplish in your career.
2020-10-16
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The Degradation of the Turing Test
Are computers getting smart enough to pass the Turing test or are humans getting worse at representing themselves as intelligent?
2020-10-15
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Bean Counting to Burnout
Do meetings and paperwork take a toll on administrators? Steve draws a comparison to some of the changes in the US healthcare system.
2020-10-14
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2020-10-13
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How Important is a Conference?
Is going to a conference valuable for you? Your employer? Today Steve asks you to think about what might be important.
2020-10-12
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2020-10-10
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What's the Lunch Factor?
DevOps is about being effective and getting work out to customers. Today Steve notes that the lunch factor might help you reexamine your software development process.
2020-10-09
301 reads
Blogs
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Estimated Rows
I have two calls to the GENERATE_SERIES TVF in this code:
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