Tag: databases
Database crimes
The 40-year-old database crime every bank (and most companies) still commit in 2025 I’ve worked with banking systems for 35 years. Every single one of them, without exception, still stores contact details like it’s 1985: 1 field for Phone1 field for Mobile1 field for Fax (yes, really)1 field for E-mail Result? Receptionists have 27 Post-it…
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The complete step-by-step guide to install MySQL, mariadb, sql server, postgresql, and sqlite on windows After 35 years installing databases in investment banking (where a failed install could cost serious money, I wrote the guide I always wished existed. This 77 page PDF shows you, with exact screenshots, how to download, install, configure, and test…
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