I totally agree, this would be akin to posting everyones...

"I think it(reading) improves your thinking and engagement with the world."

It depends on what you read.:-D

I love technology a lot, it can improve our lives considerably. However, when it starts tracking our day-to-day personal habits like driving, eating, drinking,etc., then I think we are quickly...

Many times in life, I have found, it's not really about being right or wrong...it's about being at a point in life of having the guts (or balls) to get...

When we tell the user community repeatedly to be out of the database by 6PM sharp during critical upgrades or maintenance windows, we mean it.:-D They have found out the...

That's correct. They never appreciate a DBA until disaster strikes. Also, on the topic of telling them what I do, that's not my job to tell the Director what I...

The idea is that you want to prove you have value to the company, whatever your position. Make sure they see you as valuable, or I would advise you move...

Great article about addressing fear. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.:-D

I don't know about that. I know people...

I have often found that what a company needs and what they want aren't...

call.copse (7/2/2012)

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I think you have to get some perspective about this - if we reported every time we actually got some kind of attack, we would be registering reports approximately...

cfradenburg (6/29/2012)

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It depends on what application the server is running. I work at a hospital so some apps are extremely critical and are set up in an HA configuration....

I would love to see more women in this business personally. However, with the demanding off hours and last minute weekend emergencies it can be very difficult for many of...

Boltz42 (6/21/2012)

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If Steve worked with our company, he'd be in a lot of trouble. Seriously, the number of problems we've had because users haven't rebooted there machine in ages is...

Using Azure for cloud storage is way too cost prohibitive for most companies today. Only the big boys can usually afford it. I would go with Microsoft SkyDrive long...