This is a tough problem. It's not like other issues. If someone breaks into your business its extremely unlikely you'll be charged with a crime or fined, even if your...

There is a distinct difference between data that can be 'mostly right' and data that must be 'absolutely right'. Accounting, sales orders etc. need rigorous control.

Other data however (large scale...

On the other hand updating software every refresh cycle can be hugely expensive in terms of conversion, training, identifiying processes that need change, and continuity. Any major application is going...

This...

Iwas Bornready (3/3/2015)

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I've never been in a position where I felt it appropriate to ask about holidays during an interview. I didn't want them to get the impression that all...

I have no special attachment to holidays. I'm more than willing to work a holiday and take a different day off.

I've worked with my current employer a long time...

We use a couple of instances of Express for lightweight applications (interestingly, the vendors of these applications recommended Express if the loads were suitable).

Smart move on MS part. Certainly it's...

Eric M Russell (1/20/2015)

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I'm sure the folks in Microsofts accounting department took Econ 101 while in university. If enterprise level customers keep switching to other database platforms primarily on the...

Steve Jones - SSC Editor (1/6/2015)

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Matt Miller (#4) (1/6/2015)

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It's the classic misinterpreting of the data: even qualified individuals fall into the trap so amateurs (e.g. HR) will more likely...

Steve Jones - SSC Editor (1/6/2015)[hr..

Not necessarily. In one company I had benefits with, there were financial changes if you opted in, other changes if you didn't. That can be...

Steve Jones - SSC Editor (1/5/2015)

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I understand, though for the most part, this isn't an HR thing. The health insurance companies ask for this in order to lower rates for...

Probably have used it to decide who to dump. Too bad for you if you're a false...

Iwas Bornready (1/5/2015)

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Our company does an review by all employees (every other year) as to how we are doing as a company, issues, problems, highlights, etc. The company then takes...

Miles Neale (12/12/2014)

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Good question, I might have to think on that for a while. I have been doing this job in this department for almost 25 years and for...

I'm 65 and will probably be working here for the forseeable future. And there's another guy a bit older hanging around in this department as well.