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Insiders Selling Data

Posted on January 4, 2025 by way0utwest

There is a report that the lowest-paid employees at various banks are selling customer data, which is sad and also not unexpected. Those who have access to sensitive information can be tempted to part with it for a quick profit. … Continue reading →

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The Learning Plan for 2025

Posted on January 3, 2025 by way0utwest

I saw a post from Brent Ozar a couple of months ago promoting his Black Friday sale, which is really a Month-of-November-Training-Sale. I like that he does this, as I know it can take time to get purchases approved and … Continue reading →

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Advice I Like: Experience and Aptitude

Posted on January 3, 2025 by way0utwest

Experience is overrated. Most breakthrough accomplishments were done by people doing them for the first time. Therefore when hiring hire for aptitude and attitude and then train for skills. – from Excellent Advice for Living I like this advice. It’s … Continue reading →

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Republish: How Much AI Do We Need?

Posted on December 30, 2024 by way0utwest

I’m back today from holiday, but gone tomorrow. As I try to close down the year, I decided to re-run How Much AI Do We Need? as it was an interesting look back at a piece from 2020, when the … Continue reading →

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