Monthly Archives: February 2012

Insider Security Threats

Posted on February 6, 2012 by way0utwest

Are you worried about internal users at your company compromising your data security? I’d hope that you are at least a little worried, after all, we find out regularly that people we thought we knew acted in a surprising manner, … Continue reading →

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Going Solo

Posted on February 3, 2012 by way0utwest

This editorial was originally published on Mar 20, 2007. It is being republished as Steve Jones is on vacation.  Are you ready to leave the corporate world and become a consultant? It’s a tempting thought and probably one that everyone … Continue reading →

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Change Management

Posted on February 3, 2012 by way0utwest

Hurry up and wait. In a couple of the large enterprises I’ve worked in, that might have been the IT motto. It seemed as though the internal developers were always under pressure to get applications finished as soon as possible. … Continue reading →

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Disk Drives in the Sky

Posted on February 1, 2012 by way0utwest

Not too many data professionals are working with databases in the cloud, and while I think it’s a platform that will grow, it’s not suited for all environments. One thing all of us need, however, is bigger, better, and faster … Continue reading →

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