2007 Tech Salary Survey Results
Dice.com recently completed a salary survey for 2007. If you didn't participate, Steve Jones summarizes the results for DBAs.
A Bad Report Card
The Federal Communications Commission doesn't get a good report on it's data handling and management processes.
Feature (In)Complete
A look at some of the interesting database news from the previous week (March 24, 2008).
Name value pair (EAV) model
Entity-Attribute-Value model (EAV) is used interchangeably with name for name value pair. This article will try to address advantages and disadvantages of EAV modelling
Ready Made Code Snippet Tool Box Courtesy of SCOM
Cracking open the default management packs in SCOM unlock a vast code library for custom automation and monitoring of SQL Server instances.
March Madness
How disruptive is the annual college basketball tournament to work? Steve Jones doesn't think it's a problem.
March Madness
How disruptive is the annual college basketball tournament to work? Steve Jones doesn't think it's a problem.
March Madness
How disruptive is the annual college basketball tournament to work? Steve Jones doesn't think it's a problem.
SQL Server 2008 security and compliance features reduce security risks
Looking at this from a confidentiality, integrity and availability perspective – the essence of security and compliance – there are quite a few new selling points.
A Bad Report Card
The Federal Communications Commission doesn't get a good report on it's data handling and management processes.
Blogs
Don’t Fear the Technology
By Brian Kelley
The concern that a particular technology is going to destroy the world seems to...
Creating a Custom SQL Server Security Checklist Using the DoD STIG
The STIG is detailed, which is a good thing, but I found myself wanting...
Creating a Local Model Chatbot on Windows
By Steve Jones
After my session at VSLive last week, I had a few questions from the...
Forums
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Finely Tuned Models
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Question of the Day
RegEx Functions III
If I run the REGEXP_LIKE() function, does it match values in a case-sensitive fashion, or a case-insensitive fashion by default.
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