Monthly Archives: May 2013

The Challenger

Posted on May 15, 2013 by way0utwest

There’s a lot of competition among database platform vendors. Once a platform is chosen, companies rarely change, and with good reason. The cost of the people building your application accounts for most of the resources you expend on a database … Continue reading →

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Not My Google Reader Replacement

Posted on May 15, 2013 by way0utwest

Someone suggested Newsblur to me, and I went to their home page. Like many sites, it asks you to sign up, so I decided to give it a try. The import from Google Reader caught my attention, so I clicked … Continue reading →

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The Platform Problem

Posted on May 14, 2013 by way0utwest

I really like the idea of Azure providing a Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) for applications to be built on. As I’ve evolved in my career, I’ve learned I prefer not to manage individual machines or deal with the complexities of configuring anything … Continue reading →

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T-SQL Tuesday #42–The Long and Winding Road

Posted on May 14, 2013 by way0utwest

It’s T-SQL Tuesday time, this month hosted by Wendy Pastrick who asks you to talk about the Long and Winding Road. Wendy asks us to talk about your job, your road map to the future, and what might be in … Continue reading →

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