How Do You Spend Your 168?

Let's pretend that at the beginning of every single week, your bank account balance is always refreshed. It tops off at $168, every single week, and you have to budget that money to ensure that it effectively covers every single obligation, wish, and dream you have.

Real Life DBA: Dealing with a SQL Server Cluster Failover

Monday 9:30AM I had just gotten out of a short meeting and went to my desk to see what important e-mail messages I might had missed. In my inbox was a series of messages sent from ELM Enterprise Manager 3.0, the software we use to monitor our SQL Server event logs. The message had arrived about 30 minutes earlier, when I was away from my…

Evaluating Online Shopping Cart Software

If you're in a position where you need to evaluate online shopping cart software programs for your company, you're in for a big challenge. There are a ton of shopping cart software vendors online, so how do you decide which one is the best fit for your business? While we can't possibly offer you a definitive solution, we hope the criteria below helps narrow your…

The More ‘Hits,’ The Better?

Conventional wisdom has it that the more hits on your web site, the better. For those who have a web site for their business, you probably strive for more hits. So, let's analyse this.