Perhaps the funniest (and most realistic) version of this cartoon would have been two system admins (one male and one female) with the data modeler portrayed as a shirtless male...

SQLRNNR (8/5/2015)

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Iwas Bornready (8/5/2015)

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What came to mind for me was the dual meaning of the word modeling. I didn't read into it any deeper than that. It's sad that others...

I feel like we're all gathered around the latest addition to a sensational contemporary art exhibit, and we shouldn't judge it too quickly. Perhaps the artist intends this to be...

mwyss (8/4/2015)

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Maybe "Appearance" would be better than Fitness. Wearing properly fitting clothes and being properly groomed helps convey that image of professionalism. Looking like you slept in your suit and...

halifaxdal (7/31/2015)

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The data I am processing is normal in reality but a bit messy in SQL world.

I have a table which contains a field to be parsed out possible filename...

Let's assume you start with a table called OldEmployees. It contains (4) rows; (2) of which are considered duplicates based on a requirement that EmailAddress be unique for each employee.

create...

Am I right in thinking that to connect to a typical SQL Azure instance, you would need both a proper SSL certificate and an accountname / password ?

xsevensinzx (8/4/2015)

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Grant Fritchey (8/4/2015)

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xsevensinzx (8/3/2015)

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In my years working in software development from a marketing perspective, the right way always seems a bit too subjective from the people who are advocating...

Apparently somebody in Philadelphia has a grudge against robots ...

Hitchhiking Robot That Relied...

I've heard about denial of service attacks against Amazon's AWS databases that resulted in downtime and possibly loss of data. I guess denial of service attacks will always be a...

adonetok (8/3/2015)

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I rand code below but got an error said

ORDER BY items must appear in the select list if SELECT DISTINCT is specified

select distinct ORDERID from ORDER where ORDERID =...

Andy Warren (8/1/2015)

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Eric, I'm cautious about "advocating". Too often we in IT push version next "just because", where the because is often more about our own worry of falling behind...

Often times organizations will worship at the alter of process without focussing on how that process relates to outcomes. Instead, however, process should be...

I wonder how long it will be before folks start posting questions regarding how to hand code C procedures for use in Heckaton?

"The tower is saying it's our choice to continue to Yakima or turn around," he yelled over the din of the engines, "But I think we're gonna give it a...