Don't forget that not matter how quick the internet connection, internal connections are at least an order of magnitued faster (or does speed not matter any more?)

Security is another issue....

The two schemes are not mutually exclusive. Why not offer both? The limited function product, with the option, if the user is seriously interested enough, to open the eval.

This could...

Our place has tried several layouts. A few years back they did a lot of low divider cubes, and I worked there for a while. I hated it. Distractions were...

somewhat skeptical.

as I understand it, by substituting the 'wrong' disease during the mathematical process phase (why not just subsitute a secret code?) the mathematical process can be done without revealing...

TravisDBA (5/20/2010)

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Sar-Box audits in many companies takes this multi-job description/ duties thing totally out of the equation. You simply can't do it, and risk getting your company into trouble...

I like to tackle new jobs and assignments, I'd rather not be restricted by job description.

Within IT I enjoy the DBA work, but I also like coding, I'm cross training...

From the article (he gives an excuse that might be used)

“Well, certain encryption algorithms might need to be encrypted in stored procedures so that people don’t discover and break them.”

The...

The analogy is not really accurate. Auto maintenance is to combat wear and deterioration, which inevitably occur.

Software does not wear, does not deteriorate. With the same inputs it behaves exactly...

Good post. This should remind us that, at the core, most jobs fall into a few different categories, customer service jobs whether maintaining the customer's office or his database are...

Actually it doesn't provide any more info. It...

The 'not a career path' statement is probably not really true.

Most of us (DBAs, programers, administrators, etc) DO NOT write the system code in MS SQL or other applications. That...

Andy-452557 (3/24/2010)

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It's interesting that this is so much an "East vs. West" issue - but living in the Midwest (Nebraska - smack dab in the middle) it is pretty much...

I'm not sure that it makes such a big difference where it is held. Other than people within a few hundred miles of the target city, flying on a plane...

The concept of objectivity in journalism, as well as other informational fields, is a modern concept, and probably mythical in the real world.

In distilling knowledge, whether news, science, business information,...

mpa (3/22/2010)

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As someone who measures five times, cuts once, I can certainly see the usefulness in this idea. It would be nice if there was an option to manually make...