Author: Ben Taylor

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Open Software is a Great Resource

Open Software is a Great Resource Many have written in with examples of how Open Source software has been essential to their business solutions. Today, as I close out this topic, I am including comments from David. They pretty much encapsulate the comments as a whole. David Writes: Putting on my developer hat, open source software is a great boon. […]

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What Does Open Systems Mean?

What Does Open Systems Mean? All Open System software is not the same. There are number of different licensing models allowing different rights. May people equate Open System with free…but that is not necessarily true. One thing (I think) Open System software has in common is that the source code is available. Different licenses may allow you to contribute to […]

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What Does Open Systems Mean?

What Does Open Systems Mean? All Open System software is not the same. There are number of different licensing models allowing different rights. May people equate Open System with free…but that is not necessarily true. One thing (I think) Open System software has in common is that the source code is available. Different licenses may allow you to contribute to […]

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Would You Use Open Systems Software?

SSWUGtv – New Show! With Stephen Wynkoop In this edition… Privacy policies and data warehouses, Oracle and their 70x performance increase, Career tips from Laura Rose. Also, our guest segment is all about security… and so much more. Watch the Show Would You Use Open Systems Software? I raised this issue over a year ago. Most of the responses were […]

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Would You Use Open Systems Software?

SSWUGtv – New Show! With Stephen Wynkoop In this edition… Privacy policies and data warehouses, Oracle and their 70x performance increase, Career tips from Laura Rose. Also, our guest segment is all about security… and so much more. Watch the Show Would You Use Open Systems Software? I raised this issue over a year ago. Most of the responses were […]

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Server Data Retirement

Free Webcast Tomorrow (2/22/2012) – Learn about data mining with PowerPivot – it’s open and free for all to attend. Register Here SQL Server 2012 Launch Conference and Expo – March 26-29 in Las Vegas Learn from our dynamic mix of industry-recognized speakers with real-world experience backing their sessions. Knowledge is the key to success, understanding, troubleshooting and operations; an […]

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Server Data Retirement

Free Webcast Tomorrow (2/22/2012) – Learn about data mining with PowerPivot – it’s open and free for all to attend. Register Here SQL Server 2012 Launch Conference and Expo – March 26-29 in Las Vegas Learn from our dynamic mix of industry-recognized speakers with real-world experience backing their sessions. Knowledge is the key to success, understanding, troubleshooting and operations; an […]

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Encryption Comments & Feedback

SSWUGtv – New Show! With Stephen Wynkoop In this edition… Privacy policies and data warehouses, Oracle and their 70x performance increase, Career tips from Laura Rose. Also, our guest segment is all about security… and so much more. Watch the Show Last Day to Register: T-SQL Querying Fundamentals with Itzik Ben-Gan Online course starts tomorrow – full 30 days of […]

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Encryption Comments & Feedback

SSWUGtv – New Show! With Stephen Wynkoop In this edition… Privacy policies and data warehouses, Oracle and their 70x performance increase, Career tips from Laura Rose. Also, our guest segment is all about security… and so much more. Watch the Show Last Day to Register: T-SQL Querying Fundamentals with Itzik Ben-Gan Online course starts tomorrow – full 30 days of […]

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Disk Encryption

Disk Encryption Do you need Disk Encryption? Let’s ask a few questions? Do you have a laptop you carry with information you would not like for others to obtain? Do you have complete security on all of your workstations containing protected information? Do you have servers that may be decommissioned without destroying all sensitive information? These are all scenarios we […]