"You can always create a denormalised view to satisfy the third-party application.

But always keep the data normalised in the database."

"There is a big differense between storing the data, and enabling...

djackson 22568 (7/21/2011)

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I agree with all of the responses I have read so far, and mostly with the article. However, if we want to understand why we have this...

It all boils down to leadership (or the lack thereof). Good leadership can produce positive results in a highly diverse environment. Good leaders tend to unify people toward a common...

Ninja's_RGR'us (7/20/2011)

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sturner (7/20/2011)

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set @URL = REPLACE(REPLACE(REPLACE(@URL,' ',' '+char(7)), char(7)+' ',''),char(7),'')

Here is a trick I use to turn all multiple spaces (2 or more..) into one space. Its handy...

set @URL = REPLACE(REPLACE(REPLACE(@URL,' ',' '+char(7)), char(7)+' ',''),char(7),'')

Here is a trick I use to turn all multiple spaces (2 or more..) into one space. Its handy for cleaning...

Steve Jones - SSC Editor (7/20/2011)

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That being said, I think many courses, especially those geared towards certifications, are a waste of time. A better method of training, IMHO, would be...

anelson 66875 (7/20/2011)

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"Training" is dead - for IT jobs anyway. Training, as in getting somebody up to speed on a routine repeatable task like, say, machining an engine valve,...

blandry (7/20/2011)

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Now, ok, companies pay for training - its their loss - but I spent over 4,000 of my own dollars (many years ago) to be an XBase (FoxPro, dBase...)...

Well stated Steve. I think on the whole, companies that fail to play an active role in their employees level of experience, training and professionalism will end up losing the...

Excellent. I find it difficult...

Traditionally, that is what laws use to...

TravisDBA (7/17/2011)

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If rhat means keeping the same broken status quo we have right now amidst...

TravisDBA (7/17/2011)

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In the UK some offshored jobs are coming back simply because the quality of the outsourced work was much poorer. Yes it was cheaper but the quality drop...

Sometimes I think if you are so damn good that you make things look too easy people think you are not doing anything.

I really hate to think like that but...

Do you seriously think government should pass another law... and that will fix people's stupidity? We already have laws against practically everything... peaople still steal... they still rape... they still...