Tell the Judge You Have No Backup
The NYPD is claiming there isn't a backup for one of their databases.
2017-10-23
121 reads
Editorials
The Remote Balance
Telecommuting and remote work are growing in many fields, but especially technology. However the practice needs to be balanced with the notion that you still have a life outside of work.
2017-10-20 (first published: 2014-02-20)
193 reads
Top Talent Leaves
Why do employees leave their companies? There are a variety of reasons, but when your most talented people leave, that's a concern. Steve Jones comments on what we might do about this.
2017-10-19 (first published: 2014-02-10)
395 reads
Don’t Underestimate the Importance of Good Co-workers
It is important to have people that do good work and are good to work with.
2017-10-17
95 reads
The Cloud is Better In At Least One Way
Azure SQL Database has a lot of integrity checks. Probably more than your local instance.
2017-10-16
52 reads
Timing is Everything
Phil Factor on the wise habit of timing your database routines, to avoid relying on received wisdom about performance.
2017-10-16
88 reads
2017-10-13
71 reads
The Blame Game
Equifax is blaming a single IT person for their data breach. Steve Jones worries this is a sign of things to come.
2017-10-12
290 reads
2017-10-11
65 reads
Citizen Scientists
More and more people are becoming citizen scientists, even in companies. Steve Jones thinks this is helpful, but we still need professionals.
2017-10-10
63 reads
Blogs
A New Word: Dolorblindness
By Steve Jones
dolorblindness – n. the frustration that you’ll never be able to understand another person’s...
Claude Code Helps Analyze Test Data Manager Log Files
By Steve Jones
I had a customer ask about analyzing their Test Data Manager (TDM) usage to...
PowerPoint to HTML with Claude AI
By Steve Jones
I had an idea for an animated view of a sales tool, and started...
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Changing the AG Listener
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