We Need Data Privacy Consistency
Steve talks about the disparate regulations we face for data privacy and protection.
2018-09-17
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Is Forgiveness Possible?
Recently, there was a prominent film director fired from directing an episode in a very entertaining and profitable movie franchise. His firing was for tweets he made that were in very bad taste. And bad doesn’t begin to cover it, they were about topics that were universally despicable. What made this interesting was not that […]
2018-09-10
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2018-09-03
31 reads
'Comedy Limited' with SQL Server
Phil Factor is not amused by SQL Server's handling of the comma-separated value (CSV) file format.
2018-08-27
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2018-08-20
38 reads
The TSB disaster: Where were the grown-ups?
Phil Factor describes how TSB performed a major public disservice with micrsoservices.
2018-08-13
154 reads
I'm Not a Lawyer, But...
Over the last 18 months or so, I’ve spent a lot of time reading about the General Data Protection Regulation or GDPR. If you don’t know about it, you live under a rock, are a very old school dba, here’s a reference to the law itself. If you’re working as a data professional, I’d strongly […]
2018-08-06
79 reads
Why Volunteering May be a Bad Idea for You
Recently, as I was doing some work for the upcoming PASS Summit, a question popped in my head: “Why am I doing this?” It reminded me of the time when I was young (and idealistic). I went to the leader of a non-profit group asked about making it my permanent vocation. The leader looked at […]
2018-07-30
64 reads
Future Proofing an IT Career
Steve discusses the ways that you can ensure your IT career continues to move forward.
2018-07-23
109 reads
Dealing with Disparate Goals
Grant talks about the lessons of history when the goals of different groups don't align.
2018-07-09
66 reads
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Back to Boston for SQL Saturday
By Steve Jones
I’m leaving again tomorrow for a trip. This time I head back to Boston...
T-SQL Tuesday #179: What’s In Your Data Detective Toolkit?
By Tim Mitchell
Most of us who work with data have, at least a few times, been...
The Future of the Social Web Is in Good Hands
By Rob Sewell
The Social Web Foundation is aiming to grow the fediverse and make the social...
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