You know, I'm thinking to myself - "Self, big business like Google, Microsoft, Amazon, IBM, et. al. offer a service of some kind in the Cloud. They very much want...

icocks (4/16/2009)

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From the point of view of someone who's seen a lot of hype about cloud computing but knows little of the substance...

I'm very cynical about the whole thing. ...

This may come as a shock but "The auto industry" encompasses quite a bit more than just the Big 3. The main problem right now with non-US car makers -...

Hmm, showing value. For me, it's a simple formula: employer = customer. I don't work as an employee. I contract/consult/temp - whatever you want to call it. The valuable work...

Did something just change in The Matrix? Because I'm pretty sure we already had this discussion 🙂

But hey, pruning stored procedures. Hmmm? Maybe if I'm really looking for something to...

We don't need no DBA 'round here checkin' our backups. We got that fancy Squeal Server that takes care of itself. Now git.

sjsubscribe (2/20/2009)

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I once found out such reviews were not for the "approval" per se, but the CEO wanted to know where everyone's going. It was his way of keeping track...

What's this? Organizations wasting time and money and making poor decisions? Inconceivable!

I could argue this position forever,...

Steve Jones - Editor (1/10/2009)

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James, as a manager, there are definitely things you need to withhold. Some of that is business related, some confidentiality, etc.

However as a worker, you shouldn't...

And as a manager and executive you have always shared 100% of your knowledge with your subordinates and peers? "Hey team, just wanted to let...

Well technically the individual vote doesn't count in the Presidential election. Not directly. It's the electoral vote that counts. The theory (and hope) is that the electors cast their votes...

So many rules, so little time...

One word: vetting

Vet, transitive verb - to evaluate for possible approval or acceptance

Changes to the database - ANY change - needs to go through...

I'm certain there are plenty of businesses 'out there' who don't really comprehend the value of their data. Therefore, it is not treated as a valuable asset. Until that mindset...

First there was slavery - that was an abomination. Then there was indentured servitude - considered 'fair' at the time but rife with abuse. Now there are non-compete agreements -...