I have saved goal-completion interviews for purposes of bonus by keeping a list of accomplishments. Also a job or two. That is the deal with IT jobs though......

I prefer adoption after the first service pack, but that relies on many others being the virtual guinea pigs.

I generally have enjoyed the progress of the MS group of software....

I find it hard to completely trust a conscienceless government to keep appropriate mistake-free records. All people as a whole must take some personal ownership and responsibility in a governmental...

Phil Factor (3/3/2009)

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... There is another, more subtle problem. In western society we cling to the idea that people can redeem themselves, and become worthwhile citizens. Before computer records, society...

Still waiting for the punchline...

G Bryant McClellan (3/2/2009)

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One might also consider the oft-observed platitude that once it is time for an idea to surface, it will surface no matter what measures are taken to...

That can be hard especially when multiple types of apps consume the data in a database.

One example would be a mortgage industry system, with multiple front-ends and levels, could have:

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Yes it is re-editorial. 2/20/2009 and 2/27/2009.

As to the topic, I do try to clean unused SP's out, but will usually throw them into some documentable forum like a...

To be honest, I don't really see any huge and provocative reasons to do other than what they are doing now.

I personally dislike nickel-and-dime ware... where every little addon is...

JJ B (2/25/2009)

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Here's another idea for, "how do you allocate limited resources among departments?"

How about letting IT decide? I make it my business to know our business. While...

The biggest issue I have seen with charge-backs is when a project and/or system is used by many departments, and the anguish that goes into "spitting the baby". Nobody...

All of...

I am fairly strict on maintaining backups and verifying such. Unfortunately, in the last 5 years, I have run into a rash of clients and/or employers who do not...

Steve, and all, I think you are doing a great job; make no mistake about that!

I apologize if my prior post sounded derrogatory - it was intended as an observation...

I went ahead and checked the db_ssisitduser as I felt (from general test-taking) that it was a typo and not a trick. But that kind of trickery is not...