We observed a critical performance flaw in the SQL Server DDL for key Quartz metadata tables (e.g., JOB_NAME, TRIGGER_NAME, SCHED_NAME etc.). These columns are defined using VARCHAR but are ...

I'm reporting a significant performance issue and a potential for deadlocks when using Spring Batch with a SQL Server database. The root cause is a data type mismatch between the default Spring Batch ...

The practice surged in the 1980s and 1990s, before medical groups began warning it was harmful. By Ellen Barry As a teenager, Julie Rodgers attended Tuesday night group therapy sessions in which young ...

As more young people identify as transgender, a fight has re-emerged over therapy that questions their gender identities. By Amy Harmon Since at least a decade ago, a rare consensus has prevailed on a ...

Cloudy Tactics: In another effort to steer Windows customers toward Azure, Microsoft is offering a new tool that converts virtual machines between two formats. The goal is to help organizations stay ...

He remembers walking towards the worst experience of his life. The dorm hall was a concrete tunnel, with chipped white paint on the walls and a stench of sweat trapped inside. The stairs, he recalls, ...

Will mortgage rates go higher if the government takes the GSEs out of conservatorship? Many people would say yes if there were no government backing of these two giants, but on Tuesday evening the ...

From spreadsheets to bedsheets — that’s the biggest news in Big Apple real estate. New state and city measures are spurring property owners to turn obsolete office buildings into modern apartments.

Hawk-eyed fans spotted a roadmap published on Implicit Conversion’s website, which states that the company is “researching and prototyping the possibility of a PlayStation 3 emulator package for ...

Based on the expertise of Intelligent Converters specialists gained from a variety of migration projects, this whitepaper reveals best practices, key bottlenecks, and some tips and tricks for ...

How do people change their behavior after being made aware of bias? This question is central to efforts aimed at reducing discrimination in education, workplaces, and other settings. A recent paper ...