I'm probably not using it near as efficiently as I could, but I simply couldn't live without version control. I use Subversion and it has not only saved my...

With Mixed authentication, it sounds like there could be an application with a connection string somewhere using the wrong authentication method. In other words, it's using SQL Server authentication...

Dev, Test and Production. Plus I have a "demo" instance I use for presentations and training.

Of consider the related scenario where the decision-makers incorporate guidelines or guesstimates from a previous project which has little to no relationship to reality in the new project.

"What do you...

One...

It's also well worth the effort of learning at least the basics of R. It's not difficult getting data from SQL Server (or just about any database engine) into...

What drives me bananas is when you explain repeatedly why something CANNOT happen, do your best to work around it given your constraints, and people keep asking you to do...

I could see "pay to dress down" as part of a creative short-term charitable campaign. Say on a quarterly or annual cycle. Maybe something like "In July employees...

I always remind people that data doesn't necessarily provide answers, it gives direction. Even then normal human biases come into play and can affect interpretation. This is to...

You always need to keep your skills reasonably up-to-date, but you also need to take into account the increasing diversity of specialization in the IT field as a whole.

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On top of the many excellent points mentioned, it is best to consider Access-to-Sql Server as more of a migration than a conversion (take it from someone who's been there...

We've been investigating PostgreSQL recently (mostly due to the cost of upgrading our SS2005 instance) and I ran across that very article.

The author makes some good points, but only addresses...

pharmkittie (6/30/2015)

So, in summary, I'm wondering if someone has a persuasive argument or a reference that would appeal to business (not IT) people as to why it would be...

I'll disagree on one aspect: It's probably MORE important to learn to relax when you ARE "saving babies" so to speak. We support cancer research and our larger corporation...

It's a question of scale. Titles don't mean that much anymore in IT as the IT world in general has evolved from the stereotypical "computer guy" who pretty much...