B Jones

Virginia Beach, US

Joined Sep 2009

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Writing in Markdown: An Introduction

Markdown is a simple plaintext document format that makes it easy to focus on your writing.

February 11, 2019

· 5,713 Views · 2 Likes

Analytical Databases

Analytical databases are changing. With that in mind, here's a list of OLAP-oriented databases and tools to keep in mind for your various use cases.

October 15, 2018

· 35,181 Views · 7 Likes

How to Style Images With Markdown

This post presents a variety of ways to format images with Markdown, from brute force to proprietary syntax extensions, unwise hacks, and everything in between.

August 15, 2018

· 36,473 Views · 2 Likes

Excel Hacks To Ignore Missing Data

Is missing data an obstacle for you? Here are some workarounds in Excel so you can move past it.

December 8, 2016

· 6,581 Views · 3 Likes

The Square Root Staffing Law

More than just for staffing, the law also tells you how many more servers you need to meet increased demand.

November 2, 2016

· 4,961 Views · 2 Likes

How to Extract Data Points From a Chart

I often see benchmark reports that show charts but don’t provide tables of numeric results. Fortunately, it’s usually possible to get approximate results without too much trouble.

December 14, 2015

· 6,581 Views · 3 Likes

Setting Thresholds With Quantiles

The idea is to look at the shape of your data and use that to decide where you feel is the right threshold. One of the best ways to do that is to plot the quantiles.

November 29, 2015

· 4,426 Views · 4 Likes

The State of the Storage Engine

This article by Baron Schwartz comes to you from the DZone Guide to Database and Persistence Management.

March 16, 2015

· 15,417 Views · 1 Like