Excuses Execrating Excel
A bad workman always blames his tools. So does the entire western media, it seems, as poor old Excel gets it in the neck for some appalling calculation errors in economic papers.
2013-04-22
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Editorials
Upgrading to 2012
Are many people upgrading to SQL Server 2012? Is it worth the cost for your company for any existing instances? Steve Jones asks the question this week.
2013-04-19
430 reads
Asking for Interview Questions
When someone asks for interview questions on the web, it seems many people are upset. But should they be? Steve Jones points out there are different sides to this.
2013-04-18
403 reads
The Patch Wild, Wild West
Microsoft might be changing their patching process for applications. This has Steve Jones worried they may move towards an Apple/iOS like model, which would not be good for server systems.
2013-04-17
171 reads
Don't Be a Ghost
If you want to further your career, you can't be a ghost. Steve Jones talks about the ways in which so many people might end up hurting their careers by trying to keep their lives too private.
2013-04-16
303 reads
Bad Data Costs Lives
Either data is right or it is wrong. There is no in-between. Phil Factor examines a recent scandal that hit the health care system in the UK to highlight why it's so important that we, as data professionals, ensure responsible use of data and respect for data quality.
2013-04-15
205 reads
Modeling the Earth
Microsoft Research has a variety of interesting projects underway, including one to try and model the Earth. Many of these involve lots of data in some way, and would be interesting projects to work on, according to Steve Jones.
2013-04-15
116 reads
The DBA Office
The environment in which we work can have an affect on the way in which we work. Steve Jones asks today if you have a preference for your environment.
2013-04-12
227 reads
Don't Accept Defaults
All software has default values, some of which might not suit your environment. This is especially true with regards to security settings.
2013-04-11
96 reads
The IT Employee Benchmark
What's important in an IT employee? Steve Jones talks about the skills and measurements CIOs want today and tomorrow. Today's editorial was originally released on July 22, 2008. It is being re-published as Steve is at SQL Intersection.
2013-04-10 (first published: 2008-07-22)
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Blogs
Using CAT for Testing of Data Agents
In last months one of the scenarios where you can use AI has been...
Are you getting value from your reporting?
By ChrisJenkins
Do you spend so long manipulating your data into something vaguely useful that you...
The Book of Redgate: SQL Server Central
By Steve Jones
It was neat to stumble on this in the book, a piece by me,...
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