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Internal Staff Growth

Posted on November 12, 2025 by way0utwest

Imagine that you are about to tackle a new project that will take more than a year. This might be a new system, perhaps a cloud migration, or maybe it’s rewriting something that doesn’t work well. You don’t have enough … Continue reading →

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Back at Small Data SF in 2025

Posted on November 5, 2025 by way0utwest

Today I’m in San Francisco at Small Data SF 2025. I went to the conference last year and thought it was a great event. Watching people talk about data and how we might look at managing smaller systems, at dealing … Continue reading →

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Can/Can’t Do/Don’t

Posted on October 24, 2025 by way0utwest

The other day, I asked my daughter if she wanted me to make her some eggs. She responded with a “Yes!” in text and came to sit up at the counter while I cooked for us both. We chatted a … Continue reading →

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The Journey to PostgreSQL (or anything)

Posted on October 17, 2025 by way0utwest

Most of you reading this work in technology, and I assume that you’ve had to learn something new on the job. Technology is constantly evolving, even on our existing platforms. On top of that, we are regularly given tasks that … Continue reading →

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