Tag Archives: career

A Slower Job

Posted on August 16, 2016 by way0utwest

I noticed that my company, Red Gate Software, was looking for a support engineer in our CA office awhile back. It’s a good job, and while the salary is lower than that which experienced SQL Server professionals might make elsewhere, … Continue reading →

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The Remote DBA

Posted on July 15, 2016 by way0utwest

I’ll start this week with a question, which I hope some of you answer in the discussion: would you like to, or do you, work at home the majority of the time? I remember when I worked in a company … Continue reading →

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A New Look

Posted on July 11, 2016 by way0utwest

I was browsing around the Internet recently, collecting links for Database Weekly when I came to Michael J Swart’s blog. I love Michael’s writing and drawing. On a whim, I asked if he’d do an avatar. He agreed, and sent … Continue reading →

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Triple Check Your Restores

Posted on June 18, 2016 by way0utwest

I used to work at a nuclear power plant. Not really in the plant, but as a network administrator in the building next door to the plant. Probably a good thing since I struggled to get to work on time … Continue reading →

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