I use pandas and various other Python tools to do this sort of analysis. Like Buck Woody, I'm building a toolbox that will probably include R in the future. This...

The problem is that there is a big difference between being able to install and use SQL Server and being a responsible admin. And in most cases, management refuses to...

No one wants to admit mistakes.

I realized last night at bedtime that I had made a flaw in the logic of a SQL statement for an important project. But...

Phil's article assumes that we as DBAs and accidental DBAs have an influence on the actual database structure as designed. In most realities, we deal with what we get given,...

It's a nice convenience, but I don't take advantage of it very much since I have to be a responsible adult and all,...

Yeah, I don't care for hoppy beer either. But there's lots of other greatness on the microbrew...

Are you trying to trap hipsters for meat or something? 😀

Or do we need to start a GoFundMe for you to get some real beer? 😛

IoT is just the latest marketing buzz phrase. Just like "Big Data", it's something that the group of folks in the industry that don't actual do technical work can throw...

Let me Bing that for you:

http://www.bing.com/search?q=pg_hba.conf+&form=DLRDF8&pc=MDDR&src=IE-SearchBox

I'm faced with a personal software upgrade issue now. Microsoft would love for me to upgrade to Windows 10 on my laptop. Unfortunately Windows 10 doesn't support certain older versions...

I prefer the term Data Analyst or the more informal Data Dude for myself.

Data Scientists are 1 percent real unicorns and 99 percent common hucksters.

I think the biggest issue I have from a BI end with testing when it's done is verification of the results with the end user when the data source is...

Sometimes management and development don't have the imagination or foresight to anticipate problems that may occur later in a database applications lifetime when the tables have grown too large for...

I'm thinking a nice steak would work in addition to the beers... :rolleyes:

Since I'm an "Accidental DBA" & "Jack of All Trades", (and not much of a drinker), I'm thinking two should cover the damage.

Thankfully we have some awesome locally breweries...