Steve, I also worked through the Y2K crisis. Interesting times. I feel that it was largely a non-issue because companies and government agencies took the time and money to address...

Thank you, Steve, for this warning. It reminds me of when I first had a brush with a disaster and trying to recover from it. It was fairly early in...

I think this might be your best article so far this year, Steve. I've been around a long time in this field and have witnessed too many "witch hunts". Early...

Oh, this topic is near and dear to my heart. I've seen resistance to change even when it would benefit others, all my life. I've resisted change myself at times,...

Very good point, Phil. OK then, I'm going to proceed with sucking the spreadsheets into SQL and start playing around with it.

Thank you, Phil.

Interesting perspective, Steve. I agree with a lot of what you say, but not everything. As a developer, I do enjoy looking at new technologies and techniques. And I do...

I work for a large state agency, with a DBA staff. As far as I know, this is covered, at least for all of the databases we have.

I lived in Arizona for 10 years. Loved the fact that state doesn't change to Daylight Savings Time.

Nitin, I would prefer to work with someone like the senior Business Analyst you described. And even more so, I'd rather be like her. (I don't believe I am.) She...