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  • RE: The Challenger

    NuoDB used to be NimbusDB. As far as I can tell NuoDB release one was in January this year.

    The NewSQL arena seems to have had quite a few...

  • RE: The Platform Problem

    Spot on Steve.

    We haven't made a commitment to the cloud as yet but vendor lock-in is a major consideration.

    It has to be said that Microsoft have made a huge investment...

  • RE: Visualizations

    I've just been on a data visualisation workshop and we were shown visuals that really blew my mind.

    Then the presenter said, "now tell me what the visual is actually telling...

  • RE: The State of the Cloud

    At SQL Bits Connor Cunnigham gave the keynote speech on SQL Azure. Engineer for failure. 99.9% availability, unpredictable performance, multi-tenancy meaning you have 180 connections to a single...

  • RE: Microsoft Research

    The lack of investment in research is mirrored in the lack of investment in training.

    I worked for a guy who reckoned that a new employee only became really valuable after...

  • RE: If you're confident about a change in your DB, triple check

    Nice post. As ever the devil is in the details!

    One suggestion I would make if anyone has to go through a database file move and consolidation is to double-check...

  • RE: Most important DBA Skill?

    Thanks Jeff,

    I recommend reading two books by Max Eggert on interviews and CVs. They were brilliant, succinct and (lets not deny it) inexpensive.

    One of them said there are only...

  • RE: The Vacation Dilemma

    lrbrister 44677 (4/26/2013)


    As Sr Developer in the company I also have a lot of responsibilities.

    And after 35 years in the industry I now realize...I need down time

    So:

    1. Have...

  • RE: A Billion Transactions

    I don't think 1 billion transactions per day is that scary any more but then it depends what you mean by transaction. A transaction can be a simple record...

  • RE: Upgrading to 2012

    The shift to per core licencing rather than per CPU while a reasonable thing to do does have big cost implications.

    "Always-on" technology puts us in a good place for hybrid...

  • RE: Bad Data Costs Lives

    When data is bad or can be shown to be bad then a general distrust in ALL data will result.

    In situations where the data is good but is telling an...

  • RE: Car Data

    When it comes to control systems its worth asking if a complex electronic system is actually required.

    At one point Renault used an electronic hand-brake in one of their models. ...

  • RE: Car Data

    Rod, the one I witnessed was one of our IT delivery managers parking up in his Alfa 159 with the windows down absolutely blue in the face. He'd tried...

  • RE: Car Data

    One of the problems with more modern vehicles is that they are too intelligent for their own good.

    I know a highly competent mechanic who had to take a vehicle to...

  • RE: Car Data

    Well not all that is stored. It's typically a looping camera, downloaded only when something interesting happens.

    Jackpot!:w00t:

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