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Operating in Failure

Posted on January 13, 2011 by way0utwest

This editorial was originally published on Sept 25, 2006. This quote is great: “Any large system is going to be operating in failure mode most of the time.” It’s from Peter Coffee’s essay on learning from paper based systems and … Continue reading →

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Strike Force

Posted on December 28, 2010 by way0utwest

Would you want to be part of an elite strike force inside your company? An IT team that can solve complex problems and save the day when there’s a crisis? Or even a large challenge facing your department? It sounds … Continue reading →

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Hyper-V Guests

Posted on December 16, 2010 by way0utwest

Virtualization has really changed the way that we deal with software. It seems that more and more often I find people using virtualization for all sorts of systems, both production and non-production servers. The ability to run multiple operating systems … Continue reading →

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The Low End

Posted on December 14, 2010 by way0utwest

Are products like Access and VB bad? A long time ago it seemed that if you could spell VB, you could get a job. That was good in some ways as it helped the explosion of growth in technology employment. … Continue reading →

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