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
206 reads
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)
160 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)
274 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
251 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
222 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
185 reads
Blogs
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...
Setting Up a Mac for Data Engineering and AI Work
If you work with data pipelines, SQL, notebooks, or machine learning models, a Mac...
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