Looks like the boss won't stand for this
The data warehousing team at this university's IT department has started using Agile project-management techniques -- and it's taking some adjustment for everyone.
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This company's complex and expensive design software holds information that a client needs. But when a technician tries to extract the data, the software crashes -- with apparently no explanation.
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Pilot fish gets a message from a user: An automated email she's supposed to get every day isn't showing up. And it turns out automated emails have gone missing for the past three days for lots of users.
View ArticleOops!
User blames this database admin pilot fish for deleting records in a billing database. Fish knows he didn't do it, but has no way to prove that -- at least not the first time it happens.
View ArticleSeamless transition, redefined
This municipal government's geographic information systems (GIS) vendor is migrating city agencies to its new cloud-based service -- and all the necessary agreements are in place for a seamless...
View ArticleWhy we, um, love HR
This pilot fish gets a visit from a representative from Human Resources -- and fortunately, it's about benefits.
View Article5 ways IT can improve customer satisfaction
The key to a great IT department is repeatable process and foresight, for both your employees and your customers .
View ArticleDefinitely not one of those NON-database DBAs
This change manager pilot fish at an extremely big bank is facing a major incident that requires the intervention of a database administrator -- but it's going to be a bit more complicated than in the...
View ArticleCan you hear me now?
Pilot fish is asked to give a presentation to more than 20 developers and managers working at two separate sites. And it goes well -- except for some annoying noise from a speaker.
View Article'Ungodly' -- Larry Ellison, on in-core Oracle 12c DB perf
Larry joins the in-memory club at OOW13. Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) has gotten in-memory religion, finally. Speaking in his OpenWorld 2013 keynote, CEO Ellison pontificated about how fast it is (as if we...
View ArticleOracle trolls open-source in DoD white paper
Stop! Pay Larry. Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) is ruffling penguin feathers with its latest salvo against open source. Without a hint of irony, the company known for open-source projects such as Java and MySQL is...
View ArticleFileMaker Pro: 13 going on 30
FileMaker 13, which debuts today, represents a milestone in more ways than one. In April the database program will celebrate its 29th birthday. It’s mind boggling to think that this popular database...
View ArticleEmergency, redefined
It's the day before Christmas, and all through this big company, employees have already gotten an email from the boss telling them they can knock off four hours early -- but one database analyst pilot...
View ArticleWhat's the big hurry?
This financial firm needs top-notch operational IT performance and is willing to pay for it, reports a pilot fish in the know -- but it's possible to be a little too fast.
View ArticleTroubleshooting tips for Apple Mail on OS X Mavericks
OS X Mavericks users continue to complain of problems using the incredibly essential Mail app on their machines. Apple hasn't yet fixed things, so here's some tips to help you meanwhile.
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