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  • RE: How do you know when it is time to leave a job?

    Very good article, Ben. I tend to forget that fear is a reason people (myself included) stay too long at a job. Makes me look back at my career with...

  • RE: Scary Deployments

    Stephanie Giovannini (7/21/2016)


    I don't understand why code re-writes cause so much fear, both among developers and management. It's the code equivalent of cleaning out the basement by emptying it, scrubbing...

  • RE: Scary Deployments

    David.Poole (7/20/2016)


    Steve Jones - SSC Editor (7/19/2016)


    David.Poole (7/19/2016)


    This situation destroys trust between IT and business people. The question "Why don't you know how to alter the system you wrote?"...

  • RE: Scary Deployments

    Kevin Ray (7/19/2016)


    We got into a situation where we had to create an MS-Access application for a business need in a hurry. The application was created and supported by...

  • RE: Scary Deployments

    Man, can I ever relate to this article. Last year I was told to fix a legacy application that hadn't worked for a year or two. This was close to...

  • RE: Security is Getting Serious

    Eric M Russell (7/18/2016)


    Many folks are willing to pay as much as 50% more for locally sourced food, thinking (for example) that milk or vegetables from China may be less...

  • RE: The Remote DBA

    Eric M Russell (7/18/2016)


    SQLRNNR (7/18/2016)


    Definitely work from remote. It is easier to get more accomplished. There are typically fewer interruptions and fewer water cooler moments.

    When working remotely, one will miss...

  • RE: How do I create a new database using Backup?

    Grant Fritchey (7/18/2016)


    You can't restore to an Azure database. You can create a BACPAC and deploy that to Azure to create a new database, but a backup/restore won't work.

    Grant, thank...

  • RE: The Remote DBA

    "Pink noise"? I'm not familiar with that. Will have to look it up. Thanks.

  • RE: Security is Getting Serious

    Well, I'm different. This completely surprises me. I never even thought of the possibility of chip makers doing anything like this. Security is such a huge topic that I don't...

  • RE: The Remote DBA

    I agree with you, JustMarie. My office environment sounds much like yours I'm in a fairly large office with many cubicles. Most people here are in technical support, so there's...

  • RE: The Remote DBA

    Steve, you ask would I like to work from home?

    YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES!

    YES! YES! YES! YES!...

  • RE: Editorial: An example of how networking netted a new job

    Ben, your experience at getting to your new position is both exciting and frustrating for me at the same time. I was unemployed for several months a recently. Reaching out...

  • RE: Democratic Data Science

    Eric M Russell (6/28/2016)


    While we're on the topic of organizations who leverage technology to automate "grunt work", this is a funny read.

    How to Snare Millions of Men with Web...

  • RE: Democratic Data Science

    Steve Jones - SSC Editor (6/28/2016)


    porter.james (6/28/2016)


    As much as I'd like to think our organization could use more data scientists, the reality is that the most accurate statistical models delivered...

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