I know how Twilight Zone episodes work; as soon as I would learn PostgresSQL, I'd wake up again and everyone else on the planet would be a SQL Server DBA. 

I went through this a few months back. One snag that I initially ran into when installing a certificate on the server is that the SSL certificate must be installed...

If your first few years in the IT industry resembled an apprenticeship with a mentor and formal training, then you were fortunate. My own personal experience was more like: "Here...

Datacentric companies like Google and Facebook are essentially data factories; mining the public space for data and then stockpiling it in massive warehouses. Just like the industrial sector, these companies...

I've never worked in an organization that didn't observe the standard six or so holidays. If someone wants to trade Christmas of July 4 for another date more in line...

For most of us in IT, there is no "Golden Parachute" or a $10k / month pension waiting for us when we turn 60. All we have to show for...

Most universities offer technical training courses, and there are Microsoft training centers in every metropolitan city. If your employer is a Microsoft partner, then you'll get plenty of invites for...

What's a "cell" ?

It appears that what we're dealing with here is a "Type 2 slowly changing dimension" table. If so, then the purpose is to retain history. There should be something like...

Yep, data mining a billion email accounts must be one hell of a job.