Monthly Archives: August 2011

Hardware Hacking

Posted on August 8, 2011 by way0utwest

One of the reasons that we have so many gadgets at low costs, with a regular re-fresh and re-tool of the internals is that many of our computing chips and circuit boards are built overseas in factories that are optimized … Continue reading →

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The Top Ten Skills You Need for SQL Server

Posted on August 6, 2011 by way0utwest

This talk is designed to talk about the most common skills that you need to work with SQL Server on a daily basis. It is mostly for administrators, but quite a bit of this information would benefit developers if they … Continue reading →

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The Career Path

Posted on August 5, 2011 by way0utwest

Most people seem to wander through their careers, taking any job that comes their way. Others have a tight focus, often with a larger goal of ending up as the owner of a company or perhaps the CIO of one. … Continue reading →

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The Woes of Cloud Computing

Posted on August 4, 2011 by way0utwest

Many people have been skeptical about the move to cloud computing, especially in the database world. There are valid reasons to worry about security, legal issues, and more. I certainly think that using cloud services requires some planning and careful … Continue reading →

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