What do you do when you inherit a mess at work?
I have seen three common responses to database messes. My favorite is nuclear.
2016-12-06
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Ben Kubicek
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Do you have DBA syndrome?
Sometimes DBAs become resistant to change. When they lose focus on their full purpose they may have DBA syndrome.
2016-10-05
154 reads
An object lesson about what is really important
A story I heard a long time ago reminds us to choose what is really important.
2016-08-11
121 reads
How do you know when it is time to leave a job?
Today we have a guest editorial from Ben Kubicek as Steve is traveling out of town. I discovered I had stayed at a job about two years too long. Why was that?
2016-07-22
214 reads
An example of how networking netted a new job
Today we have a guest editorial as Steve is away on vacation. You often hear about how important it is to network. This is a story of how my network helped me get a new job.
2016-07-01
95 reads
2016-06-28
1,355 reads
Don’t Miss Out on an Opportunity to Connect
There are people in our lives that we want to connect with, so why don't we?
2016-05-09
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2016-03-14
110 reads
2015-10-26
1,619 reads
Where should middle tier business logic be stored?
The age old question of where should business logic be stored
2015-10-16
307 reads
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Limiting Checkpoints
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