Monthly Archives: February 2012

Backing up a Certificate

Posted on February 27, 2012 by way0utwest

If you create your own certificate in SQL Server, you need to make sure that you back it up immediately. Once you start to encrypt anything with a certificate, you increase the risk that you’ll lose your data if an … Continue reading →

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The Power of Hadoop

Posted on February 27, 2012 by way0utwest

  I wrote about Hadoop years ago, when it was a young project from Yahoo. Over the years the framework has evolved to become very important to a number of companies, important enough for Microsoft to make some substantial investments in Hadoop … Continue reading →

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A Break from Databases

Posted on February 24, 2012 by way0utwest

Last weekend I was all alone Sunday night. Monday was a holiday for me, my wife and kids were out of town, and it was too quiet in the house, so I decided to go see a movie. Safe House was my … Continue reading →

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No MVP Summit for Me

Posted on February 24, 2012 by way0utwest

On the corner of my rather messy desk is little recognition item in the image to the right. It’s a 5 year marker, representing my 5 years as a Microsoft MVP. I’m honored that they think I’m doing enough for … Continue reading →

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