Eric M Russell (5/1/2015)

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djackson 22568 (5/1/2015)

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Commenting mainly to benefit from what others share...

We are implementing a major product that solves this issue by having a shadow of live, and all...

Commenting mainly to benefit from what others share...

We are implementing a major product that solves this issue by having a shadow of live, and all reports are run against that...

GoofyGuy (4/6/2015)

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Ed Wagner wrote:

If you do have it backed up and it's recoverable, I have to wait for you to recover it and make it available to me again. When...

GoofyGuy (4/6/2015)

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If you host my data, and your building burns down, including all backups, I don't have any data. Therefore I don't own anything, you do, even if you only...

GoofyGuy (4/6/2015)

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djackson 22568 (4/6/2015)

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Amen. While I believe hosting can serve a purpose, I tend to be viewed as a naysayer due to my bringing up concerns about letting someone...

Amen. While I believe hosting can serve a purpose, I tend to be viewed as a naysayer due to my bringing up concerns about letting someone else own your...

Stephanie Giovannini (3/20/2015)

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I blame management, almost entirely. They can stifle the most talented programmer, enable the most incompetent programmer, and prevent junior programmers from ever realizing their potential. You cannot...

swwg69 (3/20/2015)

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Don't forget the race to the bottom of the payroll scale. Where you had IT majors making good money before, now you have tech school grads and drop...

The funniest issue I have seen is with a major US company that rebuilt their product from scratch, without a test environment. Oh, they thought they had a test...

Gary Varga (3/20/2015)

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robert.mcleod (3/20/2015)

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My favorite is leaving out the USE statement or not using fully qualified object names. Wish I had a nickel for every time some one handed me...

While I agree that there are definitely quality issues with software, I don't agree with the assumption below.

We suffer from the chef problem in technology. As more companies look to...

Andy,

Thank you for this post. My daughter has the same issue, mainly due to some poor teachers she has had. Your comments (advice) will help me help her...

RonKyle (2/27/2015)

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As a replacement for access?

Everyone's talked about the database, but what about the front end developement. What do you use, and how long does it take to make...

Yes.

Kutang Pan (2/23/2015)

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I'm going to get my 7 and 5 y/o their own first PC, nothing powerfull, just something to be able to watch movies and stuff on internet. Maybe...