The Cloud
I was interested to hear about Microsoft providing some services and storage in the "Cloud." I remember hearing about Amazon making disk space and computing services available to users.
2007-09-12
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Editorials
What Could Go Wrong?
It's the law of unintended consequences: things happening that you don't expect from a seemingly unrelated area. This article talks about a data center having leaks from carpet cleaning above. The concrete floor had aged and the carpet cleaners dumped water on the carpet to soak it through and it leaked. I'm not sure how people have data centers below office floors, but I know I've had a number of them at different companies where I've worked.
2007-09-12
128 reads
The July Car Update (2007)
Steve Jones bimonthly car update looks at driving in the UK and the differences in cars between the US and elsewhere.
2007-07-30
27 reads
2007-07-04
7 reads
The June Energy Update (2007)
Steve Jones takes a look at energy news and how Google and Microsoft are looking to lower their dependence on the grid and advance alternative energy use.
2007-06-27
4 reads
The May Car Update (2007)
Steve Jones takes a look at the world of automobiles and specifically his new Prius hybrid.
2007-05-29
26 reads
Where Did The Women Go?
A guest editorial today from Atieh Jones wondering where are all the women in IT?
2007-02-14
110 reads
Would I encourage my daughter to pursue a career in IT?
A guest editorial today from Lynda Rab, PASS board member and new mother.
2007-02-13
29 reads
The Old Boys Club
Steve Jones looks at some of the issues with gender in the workplace and reminds everyone that they need to respect each other.
2007-02-12
10 reads
The Certification Debate
Steve Jones talks about the ne value of the new certification program from Microsoft.
2006-11-20
564 reads
Blogs
SQL Prompt Quick Access to Helper Code
By Steve Jones
We’ve been doing some events as part of the Redgate Roadshow, and at one...
Eleven chapters of my data architecture book are available
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As I have mentioned in prior blog posts, I have been writing a data...
Speaking at SQL Saturday Boston 2023
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I’m happy to announce that I will be speaking at SQL Saturday Boston on...
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