Now that I work for an organization that is highly segregated ("IT Ops is over there; you sit here"), I'd like to see how what I work on as a...

What is dark launching? I searched for it, but all results are blocked by my employer, so I need someone to tell me here, what dark launching is, please.

I've used triggers in the past, to help track when someone inserted, modified or deleted some client data. Since the data involved was under HIPAA we needed to have a...

This is very interesting. I've been working more and more with Azure, and really loving it. Haven't had fun like this in a few years. I know that we're thinking...

+1 a hundred times!

Very apropos topic for me. We've got a new, junior member whose joined within the last couple of weeks. I'll be working with her, handing off a project that I've...

I think I've got the answer to my follow-up question.

I like what you've written, Andy. I find it good to know how other people tackle problems like this. For myself, whenever something I'm involved in goes wrong, I always...

No, I have not tried that. I wasn't even aware of that. Before I begin what does, "Create a server-level firewall in...

Good topic, but one I've got a question about. Where I work we deal with patient data daily. HIPAA regulations are very important and all employees are instructed as to...

I'm like you, Steve, in that over my career I've worked in cubicles and private offices. And I see positives and negatives for both. Sometimes having my own office wasn't...