The Danger of Custom Software
Is it worth writing your own software? Steve Jones says you ought to really think about it and perhaps spend time looking to buy something before you build a new application.
2012-06-12
195 reads
Editorials
13 Disasters
This editorial that was originally published on Aug 15, 2007. It is being rerun as Steve is traveling. This editorial looks at the issues that happen in production and how you should perhaps plan for disasters.
2012-06-11 (first published: 2007-08-15)
257 reads
Tuning People?
Database people are used to changing the hardware of the server on which a problem database resides, or making changes to indexes and database settings, but humans and their organisations are far more difficult to tune and optimise than databases.
2012-06-11
302 reads
Interns
Today we have an editorial from Aug 8, 2007 that is being republished as Steve is on holiday. This piece looks at interns and how it's a good idea for finding new employees.
2012-06-08 (first published: 2007-08-08)
107 reads
Learn in the Margins
It can be very hard to find time to learn new skills and get better at your job. Today Steve Jones talks about finding a little time in the margins of your life.
2012-06-07
207 reads
The Platform as Code
Today Steve Jones talks about the need to understand code to be a good administrator. Our systems are more complex and we cannot manage multiple systems by clicking on buttons in an interface.
2012-06-06
120 reads
Managing Risk
Managing risk is a park of business, but it also requires that we have the information to properly assess the issues. Do we prevent that in IT?
2012-06-05
136 reads
New Security Holes
Siri is seen as a data security hole at IBM. This is something that Steve Jones thinks we might need to be more concerned about in the future, especially as more and more processing takes places outside of our walls.
2012-06-04
150 reads
The Upgrade Avalanche
This year we will see a large number of upgrades from Microsoft to much of its technology stack. Can IT Pros handle the load?
2012-06-04
98 reads
Career Engagement
This Friday Steve Jones asks if you like your job. Are you engaged? Do you want to stay? Give us your answer today.
2012-06-01
204 reads
Blogs
Webinar: Navigating the Database Landscape in 2026
By Steve Jones
For a number of years, we’ve produced the State of the Database Landscape report,...
Claude AI Convinced Me Not to Build an iPad App
By Steve Jones
I coach volleyball and I do a lot of stat stuff on paper. I...
A New Word: Dolorblindness
By Steve Jones
dolorblindness – n. the frustration that you’ll never be able to understand another person’s...
Forums
Data Warehouse Toolkit meets Star Schema: The Complete Reference
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GPX distance and time analysis in SQL Server
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The DBA is Dead; Long Live the DBA
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