Spring Cleaning
For a Friday poll this week, Steve Jones is looking at those spring cleaning or annual maintenance activities that you might perform on your systems.
2010-04-23
154 reads
Editorials
What Do We Want?
Today Steve Jones talks about the challenges of deciding what to include in that next software release. Something that likely isn't as easy as we might think it should be.
2010-04-22
92 reads
Speed Racer
Speed is critical. That's the theme for today's editorial, using the NYSE as an example.
2010-04-21
136 reads
No One is Safe
A funny example of SQL Injection has Steve Jones reminding us that every application needs to protect itself.
2010-04-20
373 reads
More Support for Customers
A change in the support policy from Microsoft is a good thing, Steve Jones notes. Now you can still get help if you haven't been applying service packs.
2010-04-19
44 reads
Smart Virtualization
With so many people looking at virtualizing their environments, it's easy to assume it's easy to get done. Steve Jones, however, points out some advice from a very performance oriented company: the NYSE.
2010-04-19
425 reads
Company Rewards
Is there something that your company could do for you that would show that they valued your employment? That you were somehow important to them? Answer this Friday's poll.
2010-04-16
309 reads
2010-04-15
89 reads
Continuing Education
In IT we don't mandate that people continue their education in their field. But is there something else we can do? Steve Jones talks about other professions and the need for us to continue to learn about technology.
2010-04-14
201 reads
Can We Skip the Marketing?
Steve Jones has a message for the speakers and presenters from Microsoft today.
2010-04-13 (first published: 2010-04-06)
180 reads
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