I would personally love it if the server came with all the features, and like Express it limited hardware. I would like it even more if the increments, and...

ben.mcintyre (1/13/2010)

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Sad thing is, I have come to expect this kind of thing. It's a case of searching for the rare company that doesn't do it rather than avoiding...

Frank, by the way, I completely agree that major vendors need to spend more time streamlining their tools so they work bug free. It's hard to stay motivated on...

Hi Frank, just a note.

I always assume the end user has no clue what they really want, and I expect to have to redo work. I find often too many...

One other problem with developers being unwilling to change their programs is because they write them in a way that is hard to change. They're afraid of breaking the...

There are several things to bear in mind when you consider a topic like this.

First off, an agreement to form an employment relationship is just that - a relationship. ...

I'm guessing this question is framed assuming the CIO does not normally have access to this data. If he did already have all the access himself, I'd just fill...

The only reason I can think of not to, is when you have data which is referenced in groups only, and not by a primary key, ever. Say for...

You may want to read the Oracle (oops said the 'o' word) performance tuning guides, as it'll shed a considerable amount of light of why you choose the smallest datatype...

Upgrading is costly. You have hit on exactly one of the main reasons why the open source community has become so powerful in business influences.

It's not because it's free....

Hi Steve,

If you really don't care about the spec on the machine, just that it works quickly, I'd say you find someone to spec per your budget, and buy a...

Hi,

The reason people are complaining is because there is a conference cost to attend.

If the conference was free, they probably wouldn't complain.

Since you charge money, top professionals ( a lot...

So far I have not had a recent need for it, but this need was back in 2001.

One reason why a lot of developers reinvent the wheel is because:

1) They...

Without knowing it does infact do it, I don't really have time to look into it.

To be honest, the downsides to Crystal according to testimonials don't really lead me to...

"You wouldn't do that in SQL but in a reporting framework like Crystal Enterprise or Reporing Services, wouldn't you?"

I've never seen a reporting framework flexible enough to deal with those...