Lifehacking – Not such a good idea?

I read the confessions of a recovering Lifehacker and thought it was an interesting read. It seems that the author...

The Tally Table and Expanding Rows

Suppose you had some data like this:
Class           Limit
————— ———–
Calculus        5
History         4
Physics         2
But what you really want is this:

Class          ...

The TCO of the Cloud

When is the cloud right for your databases? Steve Jones talks about some metrics and ways you can measure your usage to determine when it makes sense.

Continuous Releases

The idea of continuous development, integration and release can be a way to get your software in use by clients quicker. Steve Jones talks about releases, and some benefits you might get.

Password Handling

A system administrator can set a good example with the passwords they give to users or a bad example. Which one do you set?

Rocky Mountain Tech Trifecta 2012

My fourth visit to the Rocky Mountain Tech Trifecta will be tomorrow where I’ll deliver two talks:
Branding Yourself for a...

Do Interviews Work?

Interviews are the way we primarily make hiring decisions but as Steve Jones notes, we don't really end up doing a very good job of picking good employees in many cases.

What is Big Data?

The definition of Big Data is rather murky, despite all the press and attention given to it. Steve Jones talks about what Big Data means for relational databases.

Self Service SQL

Self service in IT is something Steve Jones likes, but it doesn't solve all problems, and might end up creating more issues.

The Cloud is Nothing New

Cloud computing doesn’t seem to have any great definition. Like the physical structures is is named for, it is amorphous,...