More CPU Means More Data
Faster CPUs allow us to perform more complex modeling and analysis of variables, and hopefully come up with better decisions. However that more complex analysis means more data.
2012-09-13
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Editorials
Creativity
What if you could stop all work for a month and have people find ways to improve the business? Would you take the chance?
2012-09-12
156 reads
Mining and Algorithms
The algorithms that you use to query or mine data are very important. Amazon knows their recommendations algorithms are important. Do you know what's important in your job?
2012-09-11
272 reads
A Cloudy Future
The future of employment in the technology industry means learning to do more with less.
2012-09-10
137 reads
Document First, Code Later
Phil Factor on the many advantages of building the code from the documentation. For one, it forces us to learn the language and concepts of the business processes before designing the schema.
2012-09-10
291 reads
The Dream Machine
This Friday Steve Jones has a fun poll. If your new boss told you to spec out a machine, what would you choose?
2012-09-07
141 reads
Privacy
Privacy is a big deal in the digital world, but it's also something companies don't handle well. Steve Jones notes that however things change in the future, the data professional will need to pay more attention to issues in this area.
2012-09-06
96 reads
Rogue Algorithms
As computers get more complex and automated, the chance for rogue algorithms grows. Steve Jones reminds us that we should be careful in how we code and that a little forethought from managers can help.
2012-09-05
198 reads
Ridiculous
Bad behavior at conferences hasn't been a problem at SQL Server events, but it has been elsewhere. Steve Jones thinks this is unacceptable.
2012-09-04
334 reads
2012-09-03
61 reads
Blogs
A New Word: Dolorblindness
By Steve Jones
dolorblindness – n. the frustration that you’ll never be able to understand another person’s...
Claude Code Helps Analyze Test Data Manager Log Files
By Steve Jones
I had a customer ask about analyzing their Test Data Manager (TDM) usage to...
PowerPoint to HTML with Claude AI
By Steve Jones
I had an idea for an animated view of a sales tool, and started...
Forums
Optimism Without Illusion or Why AI Needs Blunt Technologists
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SSIS with VS2022 64/32 issue with Excel files
Hi all, I'm trying to do classic scenario for loading multiple Excel files into...
Case part is sloooooow
Hi So the case statement is slowing this down - but for the life...
Question of the Day
The String Distance I
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('tim', 'tom')
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