The vast majority of us never work on high volume systems. And I mean high volume systems, like backing a web server that gets millions of hits in a few minutes, which might result in tens of millions of database queries in the same amount of time.
2007-10-24
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2007-10-22
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A look at some of the more interesting stories from a database perspective.
2007-10-22
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So we had an interesting debate on college degrees and how much weight to give them in an interview recently. Near the end someone mentioned they were curious what types of degrees people had as well as those the worked with. There were some interesting comments, and I decided that this might make a nice Friday poll.
2007-10-19
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I joined PASS in 1999 and attended the inaugural Summit in Chicago. It was in the lower level of a hotel just on the river, I went to the last White Sox game of the year, and got to see Kalen Delaney speak about this newly released SQL Server 7.
2007-10-18
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Daylight Savings time switches a little later this year. In fact it's November 4th this year, after having been in October for all of my life. In case you don't remember which way we move the clocks, here's a saying: Spring forward, fall back.
2007-10-17
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We published an article about how one DBA goes about hiring new DBAs and in the discussion that followed there was something that caught my eye. There were a few comment talked about how college degrees don't necessarily mean anything.
2007-10-16
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2007-10-15
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Workers Rarely Jump Ship Over Pay Alone is an article that I saw awhile back and saved. It is 100% true and should be required reading by every C-level knucklehead and MBA student.
2007-10-15
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The whole entertainment aspect of computing is growing tremendously and we're slowly seeing a convergence in our living rooms of computing capabilites along with entertainment. From rocker chairs with speakers to TiVo-type devices, the Nokia Internet Tablet, and XBOX 360s and Playstations that can enhance our movies.
2007-10-12
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I’ve been thinking a lot lately about what it actually takes to make an...
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