Monthly Archives: June 2015

The Importance of Our Work

Posted on June 30, 2015 by way0utwest

My wife has often uttered a particular saying during stressful times in her career. She spent 20 years working in computer telephony and speech, often in sales, and would remind her colleagues that they “weren’t saving babies” as they worked … Continue reading →

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The New DBA

Posted on June 29, 2015 by way0utwest

What does DBA mean? It’s traditionally meant Database Administrator for technologists. However it’s also been a synonym for a database developer, or even anyone that has raised privileges on a database system. The term has been expanded to people designing … Continue reading →

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Congrats Summit 2015 Speakers

Posted on June 26, 2015 by way0utwest

The PASS Summit 2015 Speaker list has been released and I wanted to congratulate everyone that was accepted. It’s a great honor and I’m proud to be on the list once again. I also apologize to everyone that submitted and … Continue reading →

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The First SQL Saturday in South Dakota

Posted on June 25, 2015 by way0utwest

There have been so many SQL Saturday events in many places, and in most of the US states, but there are a few that have never had an event. One more state gets its first event this July, with SQL … Continue reading →

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