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You Better Learn to Work at Scale

Posted on January 29, 2015 by way0utwest

Early in my career, I worked on a large Novell Netware installation. We bought a server that was about 1/4 the size of a modern rack, which contained a number of blade slots each holding some type of hardware: CPUs, disk adapters, … Continue reading →

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Time for Learning

Posted on January 27, 2015 by way0utwest

I was chatting with a friend recently about our careers and how much we have learned over time. We are both interested in continuing our education in technology and debated how we might proceed. I mentioned that I was thinking … Continue reading →

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R-E-S-P-E-C-T

Posted on January 21, 2015 by way0utwest

Working for one company for your whole life. Spending your career with a small company that engages and lives in the local community. Seeing your management and co-workers around town and at leisure events. Being a part of, and loyal … Continue reading →

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A Little Empathy

Posted on January 15, 2015 by way0utwest

In the past, there have been times as a DBA when I’ve been annoyed by the clients submitting tickets to IT. I’m not sure if those incidents were more frustrating than the work I’ve done as a developer for customers, … Continue reading →

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