Tag Archives: Humor

Friday at Red Gate

Posted on November 2, 2012 by way0utwest

Looks like I’m not the only one enjoying Friday. Some of the staff at Red Gate had a Hawaiian day. Nice shirts, though perhaps I need to take a few over when I go since I think mine at much … Continue reading →

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Verify those Backups

Posted on September 21, 2012 by way0utwest

It’s important that you backup your database. The most important thing you can do. However making backups isn’t enough: you need to verify those backups are good. A humorous short video from Grant Fritchey (b | t) and RedGate on … Continue reading →

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Teammates

Posted on September 21, 2012 by way0utwest

I loved the Terry Tate commercials as a young office worker. They were unveiled at the Super Bowl in 2003, when I was still managing a database team at Peoplesoft, with weekly issues occurring on our production systems. There were times I … Continue reading →

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Dress Like Steve

Posted on September 19, 2012 by way0utwest

I hate wearing suits and ties. One of my early jobs in technology required them, and my least favorite part of that job was the dress code. Almost as bad was a company that required a uniform: same pants and … Continue reading →

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