Question of the Week

Why Correct Data Entry Is Important

The question this week has to do with your data entry validation. For most ETL processes there is a lot of effort put into scrubbing of data for various reasons and benefits. So, how and what do you use to scrub your data?
And what about the data that, while technically “fits” into a particular field, [...]

Microsoft Error Messages

This week I am looking for some examples of error messages that you have seen from Microsoft products. SQL error messages would be good, but I am not being picky. The idea is for me to see if I can perform different types of root cause analysis on the error messages so I will also [...]

This Is Not a Joke

No sir, this is serious. But if I may be so bold, could I ask just a handful of questions before I step back in time with you? Thanks.
First, why must I supply my own weapons?
Second, how far back are we going? Because that would be useful to know before picking out what weapons I [...]

Maybe I'm Hungry

After skipping the question last week, and not being smart enough to think of one this week, I have decided to simply mail it in. Enjoy.
“Do you know the muffin man?”