Big data is everywhere, and most large IT enterprises have installed one or more big data applications. These applications provide fast access to large stores of data, usually customer or sales data. Your technical staff that supports these applications and the systems that analyze and consume the data didn't exist ten years ago. Who are these new IT professionals, and how should you manage them?
2015-02-03
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This editorial addresses the need to write the most effective and efficient code for our solutions
2015-02-02
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We have all had our innovative solutions and proposals shot down by leads, managers and directors. This article addresses some of the causes and tips to improving the success rate for getting your ideas into the priority list.
2014-12-05
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Managers, look away now. Patrick Index wants to get something off his chest...
2014-10-27
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This article explores the place of emotion among knowledge workers doing team-based design activities.
2013-04-05
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Why should any SQLserver administrator, DBA, or Developer be interested in Powershell? Johan Bijens presents a few reasons today.
2011-12-06
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The usefulness and utility of the SQL Server Agent cannot be overstated. Oracle Database supports the automatic starting of an instance, so whatever is associated with the Oracle instance can also be started along with the instance. The same holds true with the SQL Server instance and its agent service.
2010-05-06
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If you own a business, I believe that you have a right to make more money than the rest of your employees. You are taking on a risk, and greater risk should result in greater reward, at least that’s how capitalism is supposed to work. But what about management...
2009-05-06
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There is a good chance that the process of purchasing software or hardware in your organization involves several people. DBAs will often initiate a request, but are not normally trained in the arts of influencing the management decision process to ensure that essentials get purchased. It is becoming essential to understand how to get Management support for software purchases. Dan offers nuggets of wisdom.
2009-03-11
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Over the years, I have assisted so many different clients whose transactional log file has become "too large" that I thought it would be helpful to write about it. The issue can be a system crippling problem, but can be easily avoided. Today I'll look at what causes your transaction logs to grow too large, and what you can do to curb the problem.
2008-10-28
6,699 reads
By Steve Jones
I can’t remember how I heard about Small Data SF 2024, but it caught...
By Steve Jones
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By Arun Sirpal
Let’s go back to data platforms today and I want to talk about a...
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