I started at my current company a little over two years ago.  It was a new position, they had never had a DBA before (and one was sorely needed).  One...

Although cell cams are becoming more popular, most trail cams still use SD cards for data storage/transportation.

Aside from that, I still prefer to move storage from one laptop to another...

I thought the same thing as Thomas Franz.  This article is clearly written by AI.

I read both posts from 37 signals with great interest.  I think of myself as "leans on-prem"; unless there is a specific problem that cloud solves, like crazy seasonality in...

As cars have become more and more computerized, I find myself wanting to buy older and older cars.  I could easily see "firmware updates" cause cars to have outages some...

Very interesting to think of how differently this concept can be thought about 6 years later than it was originally published.  Since then the fact that people use data to...

I hate the college system in the US.  Most people are going to college so they can get a good job.  Most jobs require a set of skills or aptitudes...

I don't know about calling it "mental health", but I think its important to recognize that work is a means to an end.  Work to make money to support your...

I wonder what percentage of people find conferences a means to really establish friendships with people, as you describe Steve.  I have been to a handful of SQL Saturdays and...

I have only a little experience with these matters, but I am very wary of solutions that involve taking well structured data in relational models and throwing them into files...

I'm also hybrid, Tuesday and Thursday in the office and the others at home.  Seems to work well, though I still feel annoyed if I have to go into the...

I'm extremely skeptical of any effort to regulate online ideas.  I think the last 3 years have showed us repeatedly that information can be used to assert control over groups...

I don't have to implement data change capture very often, but when I do I put in right in the Proc making the update, either with the OUTPUT clause or...

Thanks for the response Steve.

I guess the one question I have when people talk about scale up/scale down, are they more like at seasonal changes or intraday changes?  If 90%...

The company I'm working for now is preparing to make a major jump to the cloud.  I'm struggling with their reasons for the move, which seem very abstract and shallow. ...