Monthly Archives: November 2012

Refreshing

Posted on November 19, 2012 by way0utwest

I hope everyone has a great week this week. I’m off, trying to recharge and refresh after a rough speaking schedule this fall. My family has a tradition of spending Thanksgiving up in the mountains skiing. There isn’t a lot … Continue reading →

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Human Power

Posted on November 19, 2012 by way0utwest

This editorial was originally published on Mar 20, 2008. It is being re-run as Steve is on vacation. I actually got this from my Mom, and thought it was amazing. A look at how you can move rocks. Now this aren’t … Continue reading →

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SSD Lifetimes

Posted on November 18, 2012 by way0utwest

One of the things that has concerned many DBAs looking at SSD drives is the possible limited life of these drives. In the past, many consumer drives have had issues, and can fail without warning. However there are plenty of people … Continue reading →

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The Cost of Storage

Posted on November 16, 2012 by way0utwest

One thing that we can be sure of as data professionals: we will need more storage over time. We gather more data in our organizations and more data is sent to us by partners or automated systems. At the same … Continue reading →

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