Tag Archives: career2

The Real Scary DBAs

Posted on September 8, 2014 by way0utwest

I ran into someone recently that told me they were scared at their job. This person had built a number of ETL jobs to move data around between systems. They were trained as a developer, but had a little experience, … Continue reading →

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Advice for Steve Jones

Posted on September 2, 2014 by way0utwest

I was tagged by Mike Walsh in a blog post entitled: 4 Attitudes I Wish I Had Earlier as a DBA. It’s a look back at Mike’s career and a few things that he wishes he’d known earlier in his career. … Continue reading →

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The Time Machine: Four Things I’ll Tell Steve Jones

Posted on August 29, 2014 by way0utwest

I was tagged by Mike Walsh recently in a blog post he wrote about 4 Attitudes he wished he’d had earlier in his career. It’s always interesting to look back at the past and think about how things might have … Continue reading →

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Artist or Scientist

Posted on August 19, 2014 by way0utwest

Which are you, an artist or a scientist? If you automate, you’re the latter. If you are a scientist, you can go on vacation. You can be more productive. People can count on you. You get things done quickly, consistently, … Continue reading →

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