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I hope your sabbatical turns out to be all you hoped it would be, Steve -- and then some!
May 30, 2014 at 12:03 pm
I thought the title "Don't Accept Defaults" might be about life in general, or in a business/corporate setting.
Either way, it's good advice. 🙂
April 11, 2013 at 5:26 pm
How appropriate that this editorial is running (almost five years after being written) while Steve is on vacation.
This is a message that has an indefinite shelf-life.
Thanks Steve and I...
March 22, 2013 at 5:20 pm
mike.styers (9/13/2012)
Bob,Enjoyed the link. The comments are even better. 😀
M
Mike -
I also found the Comments very interesting. I first read this story several weeks ago and now I...
September 13, 2012 at 4:36 pm
These people dreamed, and then made it happen. It shows that creativity is not limited by the tool only by the mind.
On that note, this is quite an...
September 13, 2012 at 11:46 am
As I understand it, you want to make things as easy as possible for your execs and you are using SQL Server relational tables as data sources.
You can achieve...
August 9, 2012 at 12:53 pm
I agree with what Steve is saying and would take it a step further to extend that cost-saving logic and focus-on-your-core-business logic to not just small companies, but mid-size and...
July 24, 2012 at 12:06 pm
The movie "Moneyball"* is about this same topic, except in the realm of professional baseball. Basically, Moneyball is about the application of Business Intelligence/Analytics to baseball.
One interesting thing the...
July 10, 2012 at 11:27 am
Whenever you can take your IT skills and apply them in a more direct way to helping the business either solve it's problems or identify and capitalize on new opportunities,...
July 2, 2012 at 11:50 am
On the topic of exercise in life's margins: rather than spend 5 minutes cruising a huge parking lot for the closest parking space, park further away and walk.
But it's...
June 7, 2012 at 11:14 am
I find that each week has its own share of challenges as well as satisfying accomplishments and new opportunities.
So which of those am I going to focus on, dwell...
March 15, 2012 at 12:38 pm
Rod at work (3/12/2012)
Rob Nickolaus-860201 (3/12/2012)
So how does one know that the person they are inteviewing or meeting is a "humble genius" rather than an "overbearing rock star?"
Oh, tough question,...
March 12, 2012 at 1:52 pm
Count me as another who really enjoyed Moneyball.
Not only is it a true story, it's also an excellent example of Business Intelligence - as applied to professional baseball.
It may...
February 24, 2012 at 7:49 pm
I thought DBAs did "joins" and "unions" all day long. 🙂
September 6, 2011 at 1:08 pm
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