Tag Archives: career

No Handwaving Away the DBA

Posted on May 8, 2014 by way0utwest

There’s a great quote I read, at the end of this article. It says: “…if you think that switching to NoSQL will just let you hand-wave away all of the challenges of running a database, you are terribly misguided.” The context … Continue reading →

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Managers

Posted on May 7, 2014 by way0utwest

Most of us have managers that are picked from the ranks of our technical staff. Often the most talented technical person, or most willing technical staff member, is promoted to manager, given a few hours of training on the various … Continue reading →

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Vocation or Career

Posted on May 6, 2014 by way0utwest

Career: an individual’s journey through learning, work, and other aspects of life. Vocation: an occupation to which a person is specially drawn or for which he or she is suited, trained, or qualified. Which one describes your current employment situation? How … Continue reading →

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Open Source the MCM

Posted on April 23, 2014 by way0utwest

It’s over. There’s no more MCM program or certification from Microsoft. The last MCM test was given last year and no upgrades are planned for SQL Server 2012 or SQL Server 2014. That’s a little sad, though there are quite a few … Continue reading →

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