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Phil, in a guest editorial for Simple-Talk, puzzles over the possibility that a SQL Server System table commits sins against relational theory. Maybe the answer isn't that simple....
When a keynote speech looks likely to go horribly wrong, you have to dig deep to rescue the situation.
...in which Phil Factor reacts with some exasperation when coming across a report that a majority of companies were still using financial and personal data for both developing and testing database applications.
The greatest struggle for anyone designing, building or maintaining applications is the fight against complexity. It chokes the lifeblood from any application. Now that we can throw more silicon at corpulent software so cheaply, and use applications to manage...
In which Phil tries to give some had-won nuggets of advice on being a successful IT consultant, whatever an IT consultant really is...
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