The Group Account
Our desktop OSes have evolved to support group accounts, but much of the ecosystems around them do not and many mobile and tablet devices do not. Why don't they?
2013-02-13
91 reads
Editorials
Data Freedom and Regulation
There are a lot of regulations around data in the medical field. Most of the exceed HIPAA, but end up causing confusion and problems. Steve Jones thinks simplication is important if our technology systems are to support future regulations.
2013-02-11
105 reads
Rethinking Your Design
This week Steve Jones notices some good advice from Brent Ozar and the fastest query in your database.
2013-02-11
226 reads
Hunting Developers
Steve Jones is up in the Redmond area at Microsoft's HQ looking for SQL Server developers. This editorial was originally published on April 17, 2008. It is being re-published as Steve is on holiday.
2013-02-08 (first published: 2008-04-17)
682 reads
A Computer Goes to College
IBM is sending a Watson supercomputer to college. We don't know what will happen with this experiment, but it is exciting for those of us looking forward to interacting more with computers in the future.
2013-02-07
108 reads
Data Journalism
Data Journalism is a new idea that is bringing us a new way of reporting on the world. Steve Jones thinks this might be useful inside of all kinds of organizations.
2013-02-06
98 reads
The Cloud in Large IT Shops
There are a lot of advantages for small companies in using cloud services, but is that the case for large IT groups? Steve Jones has a few thoughts.
2013-02-05
178 reads
DBA Hypochondria
It is easy to become overwhelmed by server symptoms (aka metrics), in the forlorn hope that the more we collect, the clearer a picture we'll assemble of what ails the server. We should, of course, be looking at the whole patient.
2013-02-04
143 reads
Baselines
It can be hard to analyze performance without a baseline. This week, Steve Jones asks how you might use your baseline to better determine what problems you are having with your SQL Server.
2013-02-01
718 reads
A New Type of Colocation Facility
Microsoft is working on their generation 4 data centers, which might be a great idea for companies if they can implement a private cloud.
2013-01-31
180 reads
Blogs
Monday Monitor Tips: Virtual Machine Usage and Cost
By Steve Jones
One of the things I’ve been requesting for a number of years is cost...
Advice I Like: Respect
By Steve Jones
“Don’t aim to have others like you; aim to have them respect you.” –...
Blue Sky Programming – The Optimism Trap
Many years ago, before I joined Oracle, I was working on a major modernisation...
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