I think a key part of GDPR "Privacy by design and default" that is missed is that it isn't just technical, it is ensuring staff are knowledgeable , organisational process...

Complying with GDPR from a software point of view is making sure you have the mechanisms to ask for consent without preticked boxes to signal consent.  Your customer must make...

As John Mitchell says there is a lot of misinformation out there.  The guidance from the ICO in the UK is pretty straight forward.  The act itself isn't unreadable legalese. ...

A good craftsman knows their craft and their tools and will understand when they need to acquire new tools and/or new skills.  I think a lot of people strive to...

Jeff, apart from what you get with a SQL Server install what tools are in your arsenal?

Let's suppose that a FTE cost £1/minute.  A tool cost £300.  Over the lifetime of that tool it has to save 5hours of time for that one person.

Having...

Again, the desire to avoid a subject lest you get shackled to it is an interesting point.
I find that to be good at something you have to immerse yourself...

A new tool is released and its purpose isn't widely known.  To compensate the vendor tries to give an example to which the target audience can relate.  Unfortunately the examples...

Perhaps we should turn this discussion on its head.  Is old stuff worth teaching?  I think that's the important question because it means those of us who have walked up...

Every step taken, whether mistake or true, made me what I am today.  The past has a far greater influence on us than we are aware or would be comfortable...