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  • RE: Crack that Encrypted Data

    robert.sterbal 56890 (4/19/2016)


    Has anyone set up 2 virtual machines on their desktop, one for browsing and email and one for everything else?

    I use an Ubuntu VM for general browsing. ...

    The more you are prepared, the less you need it.

  • RE: The Data Dewey Decimal System

    crlewis42 (4/11/2016)


    Seriously though wouldn't it be nice for an analyst to be able to peruse a catalog and lookup their own data sources to support whatever they are tasked to...

    The more you are prepared, the less you need it.

  • RE: Do Less

    roger.plowman (3/24/2016)


    Preaching to the choir here. 😀

    My first programming was done on a 1962 vintage IBM 1130. In Fortran. On punch cards. (laughing)

    Ditto. Fortran on punch cards. Then COBOL,...

    The more you are prepared, the less you need it.

  • RE: The Matrix

    Too much emphasis on simple skills that can be memorized or looked up with Google.

    Success comes from understanding the problem and situation, and working out a solution.

    The more you are prepared, the less you need it.

  • RE: SQL Server on Linux

    MS CEO Satya Nadella seems to be moving Microsoft towards a product company, regardless of OS. Years ago, when Steve Jobs met with Bill Gates to help save Apple, a...

    The more you are prepared, the less you need it.

  • RE: The Data Driven Event

    Steve Jones - SSC Editor (3/8/2016)


    I used to keep an Ubuntu VM around. Might need to resurrect it.

    I use an Ubuntu VM (and CentOS) to do internet browsing, and to...

    The more you are prepared, the less you need it.

  • RE: The Data Driven Event

    Phil Parkin (3/8/2016)


    According to Brent Ozar, RC0 is out[/url].

    yea, looks like RC0 was released yesterday (March 7th, 2016).

    here is the link for the RC0:

    https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/evaluate-sql-server-2016

    The more you are prepared, the less you need it.

  • RE: Learning from Microsoft

    Gary Varga (3/1/2016)


    Andrew..Peterson (3/1/2016)


    ...After years of neglect, SQL Server looks to be coming back.

    Or is it that a lot of this is based on work over the last few years...

    The more you are prepared, the less you need it.

  • RE: Learning from Microsoft

    MS has made some significant changes to the SQL 2016 product.

    SSRS is undergoing some major changes, including the potential to run Power BI reports locally/on-premise, along with the...

    The more you are prepared, the less you need it.

  • RE: Interesting Data Centers

    UPS driver has access to the server room!

    Years ago, I was doing a project for a mid-size company with a dedicated server room. Overall, it was reasonably organized,over head cables,...

    The more you are prepared, the less you need it.

  • RE: Forcing Strong Passwords

    I suggest everyone use 2 factor ID for all critical sites, starting with email.

    Control email, and you can take over many sites lingering in all those old emails...

    The more you are prepared, the less you need it.

  • RE: Maybe Security is Harder than Rocket Science

    robert.sterbal 56890 (2/2/2016)


    What are the best sites for reviewing what kind of security to implement? I don't think I'd send a manager to Stackoverflow.

    Is there a good cost modeler?

    100% agree....

    The more you are prepared, the less you need it.

  • RE: Rulebreaking Developers

    Mark A. Norris (1/7/2016)


    ZZartin (1/7/2016)


    Hmm... the VW thing sounds like a case where IT people were being blamed for other people's problems. And while management may have been involved...

    The more you are prepared, the less you need it.

  • RE: Rulebreaking Developers

    Wayne West (1/7/2016)


    ... When we have better solutions, or we can correct deficiencies, management doesn't want to spend the time or effort to do so. ...

    Greed, pure and simple. ...

    The more you are prepared, the less you need it.

  • RE: An Impressive SQL Server

    Salesforce.com - been told from insiders that Salesforce.com has the "...largest SQL Server installation."

    The more you are prepared, the less you need it.

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