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  • RE: How Long Before You Upgrade?

    I'd have to say that I have seen deprecated features, such as DTS like David.Poole mentioned, are a barrier to upgrading. This is a technology agnostic issue as I have...

  • RE: How Long Before You Upgrade?

    Vera-428803 (4/11/2014)


    Our company is not a consulting or developing company, we are the customer and we often think: when something is running fine, leave it, don't mess with it.

    We...

  • RE: How Long Before You Upgrade?

    As I work as a freelance software development consultant, I occasionally get to influence the versions used of relevant software but not always. I like the strategy of do everything...

  • RE: How Long Before You Upgrade?

    Cody K (4/10/2014)


    Ummm someone I know works on LOB applications.

    They would run their application on the CTP, then the RTM, and then on the development server, and finally tell the...

  • RE: If or When?

    Just define legal requirements to be best endeavours. I think that most sectors where it counts there are further standards, for example in the UK we have the Data Protection...

  • RE: If or When?

    Security is like insurance. It is more likely that it will not occur to you but you cover yourself regardless because the cost of not doing it when are attacked...

  • RE: Problems with Big Data

    For me Big Data is slightly different. The name refers to the larger quantity of data but larger than what? Basically, in my opinion, Big Data is the pooling of...

  • RE: Lobbying for Change

    Eric M Russell (4/9/2014)


    In Washington D.C., lobbyists use money, sex, and three martini lunches to promote their cause and grease the skids. Can we do that with Microsoft? 🙂

    I wish...

  • RE: Getting Fired

    Eric M Russell (4/9/2014)


    enriarg (4/8/2014)


    I was let go of a company when I first started as a programmer because I fall a doze of in a meeting... truth to be...

  • RE: Lobbying for Change

    I think it would be worthwhile to discuss top Connect items. Not everyone will be interested in every one and, just like the Question of the Day, it is likely...

  • RE: Data Security Policies

    jay-h (4/7/2014)


    That is certainly a variant of one of the reasons one can expect it to vary client to client e.g. I cannot imagine that the DoD (or any other...

  • RE: Data Security Policies

    phegedusich (4/7/2014)


    When it comes to PCI and financial data, there can be no compromise in data security S&P. BYOD is not a player here. Consultants' devices must be configured to...

  • RE: Data Security Policies

    jay-h (4/7/2014)


    Personally I keep my devices and company devices completely separate. Better for both parties.

    Works for employees but not necessarily for consultants, contractors, freelancers and other 3rd parties who, sometimes,...

  • RE: Data Security Policies

    Most clients of mine start off with a default policy of no devices allowed. They all seem to move through locked down VPN-enabled laptops and Blackberrys for email. Most are...

  • RE: The Internet of Things

    More data. More DBAs.

    More apps. More testers. More developers. More DBAs.

    More complex systems. More architects. More testers. More developers. More DBAs.

    Mmmm. I can imagine that many more jobs will be...

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