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  • RE: The Value of Data

    xsevensinzx (9/30/2014)

    I didn't really agree with this article because I felt it put too much emphasis on predictive or making decisions rather than mentioning data that represent results.

    For me, making...

    September 30, 2014 at 3:37 pm

    #1749272

  • RE: Why do they not listen?

    GilaMonster (9/30/2014)

    Eric M Russell (9/30/2014)

    So, if a DBA removes an end user from the DBO role in the process of performing a migration to the next release of SQL Server,...

    September 30, 2014 at 12:00 pm

    #1749241

  • RE: Why do they not listen?

    So, if a DBA removes an end user from the DBO role in the process of performing a migration to the next release of SQL Server, and then he says...

    September 30, 2014 at 9:41 am

    #1749202

  • RE: Why do they not listen?

    Jeff Moden (9/30/2014)

    Eric M Russell (9/30/2014)

    GilaMonster (9/30/2014)

    Eric M Russell (9/29/2014)

    Upgrading to the next release of SQL Server offers an excellent pretext for removing unneeded permissions from app developers.

    "I'm so sorry,...

    September 30, 2014 at 8:47 am

    #1749184

  • RE: Why do they not listen?

    Jeff Moden (9/30/2014)

    GilaMonster (9/30/2014)

    Eric M Russell (9/29/2014)

    Upgrading to the next release of SQL Server offers an excellent pretext for removing unneeded permissions from app developers.

    "I'm so sorry, I know it...

    September 30, 2014 at 7:56 am

    #1749156

  • RE: Why do they not listen?

    GilaMonster (9/30/2014)

    Eric M Russell (9/29/2014)

    Upgrading to the next release of SQL Server offers an excellent pretext for removing unneeded permissions from app developers.

    "I'm so sorry, I know it a pain...

    September 30, 2014 at 7:38 am

    #1749139

  • RE: Why do they not listen?

    Jeff Moden (9/29/2014)

    Alvin Ramard (9/29/2014)

    Luis Cazares (9/29/2014)

    Revoke create and alter permissions and create policies to apply changes to the database. People will start to do things right when they're enforced.

    That...

    September 29, 2014 at 2:14 pm

    #1748938

  • RE: Why do they not listen?

    Unfortunately, many IT shops are operated like a sausage factory. The DBA is just there to mop up spills and bang the data meat-grinder with a wrench when it breaks...

    September 29, 2014 at 10:53 am

    #1748878

  • RE: Why do they not listen?

    Koen Verbeeck (9/29/2014)

    Hire an overpriced consultant. Chances are they'll listen to him/her...

    Quit, and then be that overpriced consultant.

    September 29, 2014 at 10:47 am

    #1748876

  • RE: The Value of Data

    I'll admit that I love working with data more than I love the most popular applications built on top of data. I'm like a musician who loves playing and writing...

    September 25, 2014 at 8:33 am

    #1748191

  • RE: The Value of Data

    But snake oil is so hard to come by. Here is what some folks will resort to when all else doen't work for them. :w00t:

    http://www.shirleys-wellness-cafe.com/UT/Urine.aspx

    September 25, 2014 at 7:40 am

    #1748156

  • RE: The Value of Data

    Gary Varga (9/25/2014)

    I am not great with analogies or metaphors but marketing departments are the new snake oil salesmen. Right?

    Folks in marketing have always been snake oil salesmen, figuratively and...

    September 25, 2014 at 7:31 am

    #1748151

  • RE: The Value of Data

    I'm not sure if 21st century data is analogous to 20th century oil. Oil is a scarce commodity that is expended when it's used and can't be replicated. However, data...

    September 25, 2014 at 7:03 am

    #1748136

  • RE: Byte Me: A Mother of a Problem

    thisisfutile (9/24/2014)

    Eric M Russell (9/24/2014)

    The only time I've ever a motherboard to go bad is when I was working outside under the patio umbrella, and my then five year old...

    September 24, 2014 at 8:25 am

    #1747854

  • RE: Byte Me: A Mother of a Problem

    The only time I've ever a motherboard to go bad is when I was working outside under the patio umbrella, and my then five year old daughtert though it would...

    September 24, 2014 at 7:07 am

    #1747824

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