Category Archives: Editorial

Rogue Colleagues

Posted on September 6, 2023 by way0utwest

The economy might be good or bad for you right now. Some of that depends on where you live, what your employment situation is like, what your habits dictate about how you live life, and more. No matter what your … Continue reading →

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Looking Forward to the PASS Data Community Summit 2023

Posted on September 1, 2023 by way0utwest

I was lucky enough to attend the very first PASS Summit in 1999. It was a brand new event, and while not overly large, it was busy and crowded in the basement of a Chicago Loop hotel. I had the … Continue reading →

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The IT Jobs AI Can’t Do

Posted on August 30, 2023 by way0utwest

This was a provocative title: 6 ITOps Skills That Will Never Be Automated. In a time when AI use is growing quickly and many people fear for their jobs, it’s nice to see someone writing about areas that AI will … Continue reading →

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Power BI and Git

Posted on August 28, 2023 by way0utwest

When Power BI was released, I was working with customers to try and adopt DevOps for their database code. At that time, I thought the Microsoft developers had made an extremely poor decision with the PBIX format in that it … Continue reading →

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