Eric M Russell (5/13/2014)

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patrickmcginnis59 10839 (5/13/2014)

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I know next to nothing about the technical implementation or bitcoin or even how it work conceptually, but relational databases typically use unique key constraints...

Nevyn (5/13/2014)

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I still remember sitting in the main 2nd year comp sci course on the opening day, listening to the professor explain how the comp sci program was about preparing...

patrickmcginnis59 10839 (5/13/2014)

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Gary Varga (5/13/2014)

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Steve Jones - SSC Editor (5/12/2014)

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Gary Varga (5/12/2014)

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There are but have been deemed too expensive and unnecessary for what NOSQL was originally intended for. Basically, it...

BWFC (5/13/2014)

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Gary Varga (5/13/2014)

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BWFC (5/13/2014)

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I've been lucky enough to land in the world of business intelligence with no prior experience other than asking my now colleagues if they could make...

BWFC (5/13/2014)

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I've been lucky enough to land in the world of business intelligence with no prior experience other than asking my now colleagues if they could make or change reports...

Steve Jones - SSC Editor (5/12/2014)

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Gary Varga (5/12/2014)

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There are but have been deemed too expensive and unnecessary for what NOSQL was originally intended for. Basically, it is a big misunderstanding...

I think that the problem is twofold:

1) Graduates with Computer Science degrees have little understanding of applying what they have been taught in the real world.

2) Non-Computer Science graduates (both...

Koen Verbeeck (5/13/2014)

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I have a degree in computer science. For about 95%, it did not learn me anything practical that I still use today.

The basics of SQL of course and...

I find that it is all too much driven by a "deliver now" culture. On top of that Agile is rolled out as an argument when someone talks of performance...

patrickmcginnis59 10839 (5/12/2014)

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David.Poole (5/9/2014)

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Whats wrong with eventual consistency? Its not designed to be a drop in replacement for the 'C' in ACID right? Its more like the 'C' in CAP...

Jeff Moden (5/10/2014)

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Having done a couple of dozen interviews for Senior Level Developers and DBAs over the last 2 years or so, I'm totally amazed at how low the bar...

David.Poole (5/9/2014)

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Whats wrong with eventual consistency? Its not designed to be a drop in replacement for the 'C' in ACID right? Its more like the 'C' in CAP from what...

patrickmcginnis59 10839 (5/9/2014)

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David.Poole (5/8/2014)

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Google the "Hype Cycle".

NOSQL is such a broad term that it is next to meaningless.

Not all NOSQL solutions deliver "No single point of failure".

BASE has made people...

ckeller 10913 (5/9/2014)

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So I believe the business user should play a role in the backup process and not simply rely on the dba. That may mean learning to backup...

As a freelance developer/solutions architect I am never one with this sort of responsibility. Hats off to you guys and gals who do this on a daily basis - from...