Back in the 1970's, I started up an IT department for a large food distributor who had only totally manual systems. We immediately went totally online and put the...

Gary Varga (8/16/2014)

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I think that often the requirement for Computing, Maths or, possibly, Science degree is because it shows an aptitude to the type of work you will encounter and...

djackson 22568 (8/15/2014)

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I would say that we need more of the right people, not more people. There are too many in technical positions that should not be, which hurts...

Andrew Kernodle (8/15/2014)

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skeleton567 (8/15/2014)

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Joe Garrick (8/15/2014)

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With long hours the norm, downward pressure on wages, most skills being all but useless once they're just a few years old, and more and...

Andrew Kernodle (8/15/2014)

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skeleton567 (8/15/2014)

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Joe Garrick (8/15/2014)

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With long hours the norm, downward pressure on wages, most skills being all but useless once they're just a few years old, and more and...

Joe Garrick (8/15/2014)

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With long hours the norm, downward pressure on wages, most skills being all but useless once they're just a few years old, and more and more work being...

I...

OK, I think we have really beat this one to death. Let's move on.

Replication, like so many other features, does need to be continuously updated and improved. I used replication also from version 6.5 to move custom pricing and billing data for...

The article makes a very good point that affects us all. My title is 'retired' DBA. Can I get a raise with that? I never really worried...

I think that also takes more intestinal fortitude than most managers have at their disposal

As a retired DBA and having done extensive development of SQL code, the prohibition of foreign keys is a show stopper. Responsible designers and developers need to keep data...

Just saw your ( I think) older post regarding negotiating starting vacation. I also did that on a new job. Told them I was not willing to go...

Rod:

I want to wish you well in the job search.

I hope you will be as fortunate in the downsizing as I was my last time. Company announced...

Well, don't be surprised too much. What you younger folks are facing is the fact that a company can discover a need for a skill, and instead of training...