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IT morale drops to all-time low
Morale among IT workers has dipped to an all-time low, even though demand for certain skills is rising, according to a new study from Meta Group. Read more »
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Settling for less
As competition heats up in the job market, many of you are facing a tough decision: Do you hold out for a position offering a decent salary or accept a job for far less than you used to make? Read more »
Understanding roles in Oracle-stored procedures
Permissions in Oracle granted indirectly via roles are not available when compiling stored procedures, functions, and packages. Direct grants are required when creating these objects in the database. Read more »
Relational databases: The untold story
Discover the origins of the modern relational data model, how rules were set for relational database theory, and how to put the theory into practice. Read more »
SQL Server: Design for security from the start
Security in the development of a SQL Server database must be a priority right from the start, beginning with the design process. Familiarise yourself with these guidelines before you start your next project and you will prepare a more secure database application. Read more »
Create ActiveX servers for PL/SQL packages
When you're tuning database applications, your first impulse may be to follow the manuals' examples and start coding database logic directly into your code. Find out a better approach. Read more »
Secure SQL Server: Installing for security
Securing SQL Server is vital to the design of any database system. Learn how to install SQL securely, protect data, and ensure its validity. Read more »
Top 10 reasons to avoid IT salespeople
Like the rest of us, salespeople and consultants are only doing their job -- but why do they have to be quite so annoying? Read more »
Strengthen your app defences
These tips will help you secure your network against attacks that exploit application vulnerabilities. Read more »
Ensure data integrity with validation
The many languages available for working with the .NET Framework make it easy to develop code that validates data. Find out what type of data checks you need to perform to ensure data integrity. Read more »
What are you worth?
What are the skills you need to keep in demand? We asked employers, recruitment agencies and training companies what skills will be in demand for 2006 and beyond. Read more »
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This blog post covers some of the technologies available for creating applications for the Semantic Web. Read more »
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Bridging the gap between programmers and the visionA successful project will have a hard time flying if you don't walk through the game plan before writing a line of code. Read more »
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Social news start-up Streem shuts downSydney social news start-up Streem will shut down this afternoon, according to a heartfelt notice posted on the site this morning by its founder Elgar Welch. Read more »
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Space pr0n, patent karma and Yang out -- Club Builder
On Club Builder this week: how NASA plans to get the Internet into space, Jerry Yang is out the door at Yahoo and Brendan Eich discusses javascript engine competition.