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A past boss of mine once told me once when I asked him what he expected from me as his main DBA and he told me something I have never...
"Technology is a weird thing. It brings you great gifts with one hand, and it stabs you in the back with the other. ...:-D"
April 30, 2013 at 10:49 am
Eric M Russell (4/30/2013)
TravisDBA (4/30/2013)
Eric M Russell (4/30/2013)
mosborne (4/30/2013)
However, without people skills, that high-priced consulting career will remain tantelizingly beyond their reach.
I have only two words in response to...
"Technology is a weird thing. It brings you great gifts with one hand, and it stabs you in the back with the other. ...:-D"
April 30, 2013 at 9:17 am
Eric M Russell (4/30/2013)
mosborne (4/30/2013)
However, without people skills, that high-priced consulting career will remain tantelizingly beyond their reach.
I have only two words in response to this rather audacious statement...
"Technology is a weird thing. It brings you great gifts with one hand, and it stabs you in the back with the other. ...:-D"
April 30, 2013 at 8:43 am
Now back to the real world. All the people skill in the world is not going to matter a tinkers darn if you can't deliver the goods under pressure, end...
"Technology is a weird thing. It brings you great gifts with one hand, and it stabs you in the back with the other. ...:-D"
April 30, 2013 at 8:15 am
If the software/database is not launching the shuttle, or life and limb is not dependent on it, then it can wait until I get back. End of story. I also...
"Technology is a weird thing. It brings you great gifts with one hand, and it stabs you in the back with the other. ...:-D"
April 29, 2013 at 8:12 am
Peter Schott (4/19/2013)
"Technology is a weird thing. It brings you great gifts with one hand, and it stabs you in the back with the other. ...:-D"
April 19, 2013 at 12:18 pm
shaycullen (4/19/2013)
Friday Greetings! 😀The "Always On" high-availibilty cluster is reason enough for us to upgrade our production environment. 🙂
Shay,
I agree, this IMHO is the number one reason to upgrade....
"Technology is a weird thing. It brings you great gifts with one hand, and it stabs you in the back with the other. ...:-D"
April 19, 2013 at 10:40 am
I was once talking to a buddy of mine who did a tour in Vietnam and he was telling me about what that was like. He said that Army life...
"Technology is a weird thing. It brings you great gifts with one hand, and it stabs you in the back with the other. ...:-D"
April 19, 2013 at 10:28 am
This request would not have bothered me in the least, I just wouldn't have given them to the person and just calmly told them to go do their own...
"Technology is a weird thing. It brings you great gifts with one hand, and it stabs you in the back with the other. ...:-D"
April 18, 2013 at 2:48 pm
Exactly right jfogel. One silly demand deserves another. Whenever I hear stories like this I am always reminded of the scene in "Donnie Brasco" where Donnie (played by Johnny Depp)...
"Technology is a weird thing. It brings you great gifts with one hand, and it stabs you in the back with the other. ...:-D"
April 17, 2013 at 12:27 pm
Totally agree david about LinkedIn. However, networking should not be just disregarded because of it either. Don't "throw the baby out with the bath water" sort of speak.:-D
"Technology is a weird thing. It brings you great gifts with one hand, and it stabs you in the back with the other. ...:-D"
April 16, 2013 at 10:40 am
jfogel (4/16/2013)
Soon I suppose that technical interviews will go out the window and be replaced by the count of Facebook friends or LinkedIn endorsements.
True story, but people networking has...
"Technology is a weird thing. It brings you great gifts with one hand, and it stabs you in the back with the other. ...:-D"
April 16, 2013 at 10:28 am
I definitely believe in selling yourself, no doubt. But please keep in mind here folks that selling, or marketing yourself, can get you the chance to get in the door,...
"Technology is a weird thing. It brings you great gifts with one hand, and it stabs you in the back with the other. ...:-D"
April 16, 2013 at 9:59 am
Steve Jones - SSC Editor (4/16/2013)
jay-h (4/16/2013)
Do you really want your boss finding your recently updated resume online?
Don't care. My resume should be always updated. That's prudent. It doesn't imply...
"Technology is a weird thing. It brings you great gifts with one hand, and it stabs you in the back with the other. ...:-D"
April 16, 2013 at 9:15 am
cksid (4/15/2013)
"Technology is a weird thing. It brings you great gifts with one hand, and it stabs you in the back with the other. ...:-D"
April 15, 2013 at 12:32 pm
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