srmc (4/8/2013)

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We're in the healthcare field and bound by HIPAA as well as some other regulatory rules. While they are a pain and somewhat costly to do, ultimately they...

The term "Business Intelligence" is not new by any means. It's been around since 1958.:-D

Steve JP (4/8/2013)

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President Lincoln said:

“You can please some of the people all of the time, you can please all of the people some of the time, but you can’t please...

Stating reality is often confused and perceived as having a negative attitude. There are the way things should be (ideal world), and then there are the way things are (real...

Miles Neale (4/5/2013)

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And while it is hard to be around a person like that, I am thankful for the cures, proven research, knowledge, and wisdom they bring to all...

Eric M Russell (4/5/2013)So, an a-hole boss will inevitably surround himself with either a-hole subordinates or mediocre supplicants. Meanwhile the most talented people will simply walk out the door. At...

Eric M Russell (4/5/2013)

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Belittling and sabotaging the efforts of co-workers goes beyond insensitivity. Fortunately where I work someone like that wouldn't last long. If one is not part of the...

The problem I see far too much in the work place today is when someone disagrees with someone else professionally about something involving the work, the other person takes it...

I must say the whole idea of this sends shivers down my spine. I could just see it all now. People walking into walls or each other, people walking off...

Steve Jones - SSC Editor (3/29/2013)

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TravisDBA (3/29/2013)

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Another thing to remember here is that script injection is NOT just restricted to SQL. MSDOS commands can be injected in a string...

Another thing to remember here is that script injection is NOT just restricted to SQL. MSDOS commands can be injected in a string that is passed to an xp_cmdshell...

"Recently Evernote had a security breach and they forced all users to reset their passwords."

Of course, this assumes that you have a user community that even knows how to do...

Louis Davidson (@drsql) (3/25/2013)

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@TravisDBA

>>I'm not sold yet on whether that is a "great trait", as you tend to infer. I still look for hard working DBA's in interviews, not intellectual+lazy...

Louis Davidson (@drsql) (3/25/2013)

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@TravisDBA

I dn't know that think that laziness isn't something to brag about in a straightforward way, and I completely agree with you about how it is not...

boyholty,

It's not really surprising in today's world that many people today predominantly feel like this or have this state of mind. We have a system now that increasingly penalizes and...