Monthly Archives: October 2013

My Busy Weekend

This weekend is the fall camporee for my middle son’s Boy Scout troop. He’s one of the senior scouts in the group, and he’s committed to help run some of the training sessions and competitions for younger boys. He asked … Continue reading

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IT Security

IT security is a concern for many businesses. At least that’s what a survey at the recent Black Hat conference concluded. Most of the respondents couldn’t be sure that a foreign state-sponsored attack had not occurred in their networks. About half … Continue reading

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The SQL in the City Tour is Almost Here

Five days. That’s how long I’m in Denver after my last trip before I head back to the airport for the 2013 US SQL in the City tour! Once again the crew from Red Gate is traveling around the country, … Continue reading

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The Ratio

It seems we never have enough staff in many of our technology departments. I have worked in companies where I thought we had too many IT employees, but somehow it seemed my department was always short of resources. However one … Continue reading

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