Monthly Archives: March 2011

Looking at SOX

Posted on March 18, 2011 by way0utwest

We republished an editorial recently that I wrote early on when the Sarbanes Oxley Act (SOX) was starting to become a part of daily life for IT people. SOX was really written to the rest of the business, requiring accountability … Continue reading →

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My Connect Items – Won’t Fix

Posted on March 17, 2011 by way0utwest

There’s been some work to close out items in Connect that aren’t going to be fixed. I don’t know exactly if these are items that aren’t good ideas, are dropped because of a lack of resources, or because no one … Continue reading →

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Implicit and Explicit Conversions

Posted on March 17, 2011 by way0utwest

In a talk recently with some people I had someone note that the always chose to use explicit conversions on data types to prevent any unforeseen issues. That’s what I’d recommend as well. I have seen code in production function … Continue reading →

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The MCM is Worldwide

Posted on March 15, 2011 by way0utwest

Well, not everywhere, but as long as Prometric sites meet some security requirements, they can offer the MCM tests. I got a note from Joe Sack after someone asked me the question about when the MCM would be offered outside … Continue reading →

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