Just to clarify, what are we talking about:

- SQL

- RDBMS

- Relational theory

- Siloed apps

- Database as a concept (i.e. a store of data that can be queried)

- Poor design

- Interop...

bwillsie-842793 (6/21/2010)

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Maybe a lot of us have been sort of working "in the clouds" and just not thought of it that way.

The company I work for is located in New...

Yeah, I can totally see the big global finance houses entrusting trillions of dollars in transactions to Microsoft's Cloud architecture - just to name one example. Email? Sure. Documents and...

I think you can extend this ever further by saying you should take pride in your work. Good formatting and readability is just part of that. Besides, everyone is replaceable....

"...it's a little like saying you are not going to buy a Ford vehicle because of the Pinto design flaws."

Windows is definitely not Microsoft's 'Pinto'. It's more like the Mustang...

Dan.Humphries (6/10/2010)

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James are you suggessting if Microsoft offered you MVP status in a few years you would not give a rats a** as you put it. I do not...

Jeff Moden (6/9/2010)

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James Stover (6/9/2010)

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If I were to choose between putting in the hard yards for a MVP vs. MBA, I would absolutely go for the MBA. I also dare...

If I were to choose between putting in the hard yards for a MVP vs. MBA, I would absolutely go for the MBA. I also dare say there is more...

Well said.

David McKinney (6/4/2010)

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James Stover (6/4/2010)

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James Stover McDBA - is that like an Irish DBA?

No, it's more of how I used to feel about MS certification - as McDonald's churned out...

I wish I could have had a 180-day evaluation of my car. I definitely would have taken it back 🙂

My preference is the longer evaluation. If I decide I like...

It partly depends on how the company looks at employee time. I work in professional services so everyone's time is allocated an hourly rate. When I do a cost analysis,...

Microsoft has always had a good value proposition for their "good enough" software. Should that ever change, they will be in trouble.

Yep, always beware of the hard sell to the public. It usually means they are hiding something. when I worked for this one company years ago when I was much...

Yeah, this isn't a problem as a contractor. Quite the opposite; you are always trying to get MORE hours 🙂