You are so correct in everything above. And that is pretty much what I did.  Fairly early in my career I took a position as IT manager...

After six months on the job, I would guess the largest problem is getting permissions needed to fix problems.  In my last position, after around ten years there, it was...

Lynn, for what it's worth, I've been around trucks all my life and driven pickups since I was 16. (Now 75). I have a 2010 Ford F-150 with...

Well, admittedly I'm old school here when it comes to this topic. I have to think that we would be smart to keep our servers focused on the traditional tasks...

Another thought regarding the use of off-line storage for archival purposes is that the technology, both physically and logically has to be kept up to date along with current systems.  In the...

Wow, Steve, you definitely pushed my buttons with this one. It is my humble opinion ( note I don't use the vernacular there ) that the evolution of mass storage has lead...

"In any case, we need to learn to trust and believe in the data, even if our eyes and instincts lead us to different conclusion."

Well,...

While I'm usually a proponent of 'never say never', I have to come down heavily against the use of inline SQL in front-end app development.  At one point a number...