Yep, I'm one of those who have a hard time taking time off. Part of it is that I don't get a lot of time off anyway, so I tend...

I'm enjoying these, people. Thanks for posting.

I wish we had WORM storage back where I used to work when I worked there. If memory serves, according to regulations, adult data had to be kept for 15...

I'm not  super "in the know", but can give you my point of view as someone who works with the DBAs. I know that we have several SQL 2008 R2...

Challenging article, Steve. For almost 2 decades I've worked with only relational databases, primarily SQL Server. I've heard of things like DocumentDB, CosmosDB, NoSQL, etc. But have never had a...

Cool article. I've always wanted to be a Microsoft MVP. But I wonder if that nomination process means you've got to be nominated by someone local? I don't know any...

I wonder how good an AI system will be to help EU countries check companies compliance to GDPR. If I understand what you wrote, Steve, I wouldn't be surprised to...

The weirdest schema I've ever seen is known as HL7. I just don't get it. Like Richard Campbell on the Dot Net Rocks podcast called it, "It's the...

Interesting article. I'm going to be following the discussion with interest. From a developer's point of view, I think DevOps is somewhat easier. I understand the tools that can be...

I get very little time off, so I have to plan it carefully. Financial burdens make it so that even when I take any time off, I can't do anything...