I admire anyone who voluntarily donates their time, money, or talents to something they think worthwhile. It is true that there is no glory in volunteering, no payout, and likely...

Since my 1st days in the post-college professional job I have thought the biggest threat for IT workers was to become a dinosaur. It is not a matter of intelligence...

Time to unplug is crucial to our well-being. I don't mind sprinting but I don't want to sprint a marathon. I took my first cruise this year and it was...

Because of business reasons, security will always take a back seat to its prettier sibling performance and usability. Security has gotten better over time even with all the breaches and...

Will be interesting to see where this goes in the next 10 years. IMHO Azure SQL and other cloud offerings are a better fit for smaller companies. Once you get...

Excited to see where this goes - both California's law and Europe's GDPR. In the US what I've seen in my studies are attempts to enact soft standards (ex. FIPS)...

Off the week of the 4th. Let there be fireworks and no police!
Happy Independence Day!

I really like the assertiveness of "I am not average". Simple and powerful. This is good advice for those mid / upper career level. 

It is hard to sell...

Commenting only on SQL Saturdays - I think it best to keep them general with a lot of topics. It is free and often attracts entry level, journeymen, etc. hence...