You have said something that is blindingly obvious but only after you have said it.

A subtle change in management style can have a big influence on morale.

I was asked to...

The general rule used to be salaries/pensions etc could be discussed at 2nd interviews.

If you go through a recruitment consultant then , once the offer is made you can let...

I take the view that if I get something out of SSC then I should put something back in.

I don't use SQL Server outside of my work therefore my use...

Yes, If you use the DTSRUNUI.EXE then it will produce an encrypted string that says what the package is, who the running user is, their password and various other...

Do you mind dirty reads?

If you don't mind use the WITH NOLOCK query hint on the SELECT statement.

It means that the readers might see obsolete values while the update is...

If your data for past years is static then I would look at having a specific table into which your write your summary information. That way the only time...

A sort of satanic public transport?

As a very good and wise Irish catholic friend said to this English protestant. People are stupid f@$%%rs.

I suspect he is referring to the cack handed implementation of the human rights act. As I understand it, if Sadam Hussein was to enter Britain and argue that...

My experience with BI is that it tends to be targetted at the Sales/Marketing functions.

I have yet to meet a sales/marketing person who is au fait with even the basic...

Providing they don't want to sit out after curfew!

Actually Steve we have had the IRA for over 30 years. They even bombed the local army barracks which considering it is in rural Shropshire was pretty unlikely.

So do...

The London attacks could have been so much worse, however the most damaging thing has been that the bombers were home grown and from an identifiable section of society.

The harm...

The TechEd on SQL2005 made a big play about BI.

The general gist was that Microsoft had been surprised by the uses that people have put DTS to with regard to...

The problem in the US is that your fuel is incredibly cheap next to European prices.

My Father-in-law bought a small hatchback known as a Skoda Fabia RS. 0-60 in...