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...

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...

lrbrister 44677 (4/26/2013)

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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...

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...

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...

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...

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. ...

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...

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...

Jackpot!:w00t:

In the UK I expect telematics to be widely adopted by the insurance industry. These telematic devices produce several "events" per second so 1 million events per user per...

It depends. At low to medium scale its a case of keeping your eye on things and let the system sort itself out.

At high scale you do want to...

I think I've learnt that even the well informed and smart people only have a vague clue about what the future will hold.

Even the guys who guess right are only...

I've changed my mind about the existence of superiority of one technology vs another.

If you look at the comments following a ZDNet article there is rabid hatred of Microsoft expressed...

Well said. Index usage stats are particularly revealing.

I'm in the process of deprecating and consolidating systems and key weapon in the arsenal is being able to proove categorically...