Tag Archives: databases

Mining and Algorithms

Posted on September 11, 2012 by way0utwest

When we publish articles that look at the performance of T-SQL code, the pieces are very popular. It seems that people are always willing to learn how to write better code, and there is no shortage of people willing to … Continue reading →

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Use Tools

Posted on May 23, 2012 by way0utwest

As someone that works with Information Technology, I usually work on applications designed to make work easier. For example, we have accounting systems that ease the handling of debits and credits, they detect mistakes in data entry, and in general … Continue reading →

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What is Big Data?

Posted on May 16, 2012 by way0utwest

This industry is full of some very smart people. We tend to get some very strong opinions, and some rather snarky comments at times about the way the technologies that we use are presented. Karen Lopez (@datachick | blog) recently made headlines with … Continue reading →

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Self Service SQL

Posted on May 15, 2012 by way0utwest

I was looking over the Microsoft Virtual Academy recently, and went through one of the courses they have on SQL Server for the private cloud. I was curious how this solution is being both implemented and presented. It was interesting, and I … Continue reading →

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