The Dream Machine
This Friday Steve Jones has a fun poll. If your new boss told you to spec out a machine, what would you choose?
2012-09-07
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Editorials
Privacy
Privacy is a big deal in the digital world, but it's also something companies don't handle well. Steve Jones notes that however things change in the future, the data professional will need to pay more attention to issues in this area.
2012-09-06
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Rogue Algorithms
As computers get more complex and automated, the chance for rogue algorithms grows. Steve Jones reminds us that we should be careful in how we code and that a little forethought from managers can help.
2012-09-05
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Ridiculous
Bad behavior at conferences hasn't been a problem at SQL Server events, but it has been elsewhere. Steve Jones thinks this is unacceptable.
2012-09-04
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2012-09-03
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Finding a Balance
This editorial was originally published on Nov 19, 2007. It is being republished as Steve is on vacation. With the tremendous amount of digital storage that people can carry around these days, how do you balance the security risks.
2012-08-31 (first published: 2007-11-16)
159 reads
The Personal Checksum
An interesting method of preventing restaurant fraud and a poll for other ways to determine the accuracy of data. This editorial was originally published on Nov 2, 2007. It is being republished as Steve is on vacation.
2012-08-30 (first published: 2007-11-02)
273 reads
Watch Your Mouth
The way you talk creates an impression at others. Steve Jones reminds us that we should be careful about using foul language.
2012-08-29
249 reads
Shadow IT
There are often Shadow IT groups in many companies. Steve Jones talks about the potential problems of these groups, and how he has dealt with them in the past.
2012-08-28
219 reads
Outsourcing Jobs
This week Steve Jones looks at some of the jobs being outsourced and how that might affect data professionals.
2012-08-27
182 reads
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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