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DBAs Need to Learn to Develop

Posted on January 7, 2014 by way0utwest

My first exposure to computers was as a child, learning to program in BASIC, Assembler, and Pascal. From there I moved into other areas, such as networking and system administration. I learned about a variety of technologies before focusing on … Continue reading →

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Budget for Training

Posted on January 6, 2014 by way0utwest

I hope everyone had a great holiday season and is refreshed, ready to tackle the new year. Many of you might have made resolutions with the calendar change, and I’d urge you to consider making one more: a resolution to … Continue reading →

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The Powershell Challenge–Notes and Observations

Posted on January 3, 2014 by way0utwest

It’s been a month and a half in real time since I started the Powershell Challenge. In that time, I had a business trip and 9 days of vacation and the holidays that impacted the event. After a week of … Continue reading →

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Breaking Down Barriers

Posted on January 3, 2014 by way0utwest

Developers are a pain. They have no idea how to properly write queries and test them against a database. They constantly deploy poorly written code. DBAs are control freaks that impede progress. The DBAs never let anyone get code written … Continue reading →

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