Category Archives: Editorial

Republish: Learning from Exercise

Posted on May 15, 2024 by way0utwest

I’m off today, in New York helping my daughter get ready for her college graduation and likely trying to pack up an apartment. While I lightly work, you get to re-read Learning from Exercise. Hopefully I find some time today … Continue reading →

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Multiple Display Productivity

Posted on May 10, 2024 by way0utwest

It seems that when I travel to offices these days, it’s standard for most desk setups to have two monitors. I think all the desks at Redgate have a docking station and two monitors for people to use. They also … Continue reading →

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Are IT Certifications Still Relevant?

Posted on May 8, 2024 by way0utwest

I’ve got a few certifications and quite a few more that have expired or aren’t relevant. Does anyone think Windows NT 4.0 or SQL Server 6.5 matter? If you need help in those areas, ask someone else. Unless you have … Continue reading →

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The DBAccountant

Posted on May 6, 2024 by way0utwest

One of the things that I’ve found with cloud computing services is that the people involved with managing these resources sometimes get asked to become financial accountants. I saw an interesting post from SQL Rod asking about this new task … Continue reading →

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