Monthly Archives: June 2011

The Age of Software

Posted on June 23, 2011 by way0utwest

Does the age of software matter? It’s an interesting question and one which recently came to my attention after a blog post by Dan Jones. Dan works on the SQL Server team and posted a note that the SQL 11 … Continue reading →

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More Regulation Coming?

Posted on June 22, 2011 by way0utwest

Recently Citibank had hackers access a large number of credit card numbers and account details for their customers. It was all over the news, but there was a great piece in the New York Times (registration required) about how this … Continue reading →

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Data Compression in SQL Server

Posted on June 21, 2011 by way0utwest

Do you know much about data compression? It seems that quite a few people I meet don’t really understand how it works, or what the benefits are. I heard about compression first hand from Sunil Agarwal a few years back … Continue reading →

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Excel in the Clouds

Posted on June 21, 2011 by way0utwest

I think that no matter what happens with Windows, SQL Server, and many other Microsoft products, Excel will be with us forever. It seems as though this quote is true: “Excel is a leading tool for data analysis today” (From … Continue reading →

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