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  • RE: Start Fixing Your DB with Better Code

    Preaching to the choir!

    I think a substantial part of the problem is the lack of leadership, mentoring and guidance.  The biggest accelerators for my career have been a...

  • RE: Vagrant and SQL Server 2017 on Linux

    Hi Solomon, I've no idea where the commas came from so it's a typo.  
    When you get a Virtual Box image it puts the template for the image in your...

  • RE: Introverted vs Extroverted

    TomThomson - Friday, November 10, 2017 12:16 PM

    Recombinant - Friday, November 10, 2017 9:10 AM

    November 14, 2017 at 8:56 am

    #1968001

  • RE: Holiday parties: Do you love them or hate them?

    Many years ago my wife and I discovered our youngest son's love of "The Italian Job" DVD may not have been appropriate when he told his Grandpa that he "was...

  • RE: Vagrant and SQL Server 2017 on Linux

    That's great.  I'll have a look to see if I can get DbFit working with Vertica

  • RE: Microservices in SQL Server

    I'd be starting at the absolute beginning as I haven't touched Azure.  I don't think I've touched Microsoft tech at work for over 3 years

  • RE: Who Owns the Data?

    jay-h - Monday, November 13, 2017 7:36 AM

    [Related point: Recently there was a problem with Google docs locking people out of because...

  • RE: Microservices in SQL Server

    I can understand why developers like JSON.  For passing simple payloads between services it is fine, if a little bulky.

    As a recipient of JSON for uploading into a...

  • RE: Who Owns the Data?

    Well done Microsoft.

    Under GDPR with limited exceptions I own the data about me.  Companies have to ask my permission to use my data for purposes other than those...

  • RE: Should We Move to Azure?

    Although you have to look at costs you also have to consider what you could do that you can't do now.  Particularly if that something is delivering something revenue generating.

  • RE: How Long Before You Upgrade?

    GDPR says that all reasonable precautions must be taken to protect personal data taking into account state-of-the-art and cost. A 17 year old DB platform is not state of the...

  • RE: Should We Move to Azure?

    I'm not worried about being held hostage by big cloud vendors such as AWS, Microsoft et al.  I think it much more likely that vendor lock in the on-premise world...

  • RE: Should We Move to Azure?

    I've spent 3 years dealing with AWS so I would be asking whether the tasks that go away due to the move to a cloud provider allow you to pursue...

  • RE: The Importance of Clear Data Displays

    A huge amount of effort goes into designing the UI for customer facing websites to ensure that nothing impedes the customers path to purchase.

    In my experience the level...

  • RE: Does Your Work Attire Really Make a Difference?

    One of the best courses I ever went on was a presentation skills course run by an ex-BBC presenter.  The trainer devoted a couple of hours to psychology and body...

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