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Most people look at a larger scale when they hear about making a difference - charitable institutions, relief operations, etc. What we don't realize is that we are all -...
January 19, 2012 at 9:02 pm
I totally agree with you. With newer laptops capable of running 32GB of RAM, one can easily build a mini-data center. I use my DELL Latitude for multi-subnet, geocluster simulations...
January 18, 2012 at 9:31 pm
You can also use TMnetSim [/url]to simulate network latency and packet loss between your virtual machines beyond breaking network connections. For simplicity, I just disable the virtual network cards on...
January 17, 2012 at 6:26 pm
While budget is not a constraint, I would always recommend defining your objectives - RPO, RTO and SLAs[/url]. This needs to be the foundation of your high availability and disaster...
January 17, 2012 at 12:00 pm
I like that as an analogy.
I still start explaining it with what they already know so I can build on it. The remote server access is what resonates with...
January 17, 2012 at 10:46 am
I am also doing on-call duties but we do rotations. If you're on-call 24/7 most of the time, there's something wrong with scheduling or resource allocation. I make sure that...
January 17, 2012 at 9:55 am
Most developers understand that they have a local workstation where everything is installed. Every once in a while, they need to log in to a development server to check configuration...
January 17, 2012 at 9:51 am
I was talking to a junior DBA a few months back who was complaining about not being able to secure a job because he didn't have enough experience. When I...
January 17, 2012 at 9:40 am
In this day and age, the most powerful word you could ever utter to somebody is "NO." And this is especially true with men because we feel like saying NO...
January 17, 2012 at 9:30 am
It all boils down to priorities and developing your daily disciplines. I blogged about investing in your personal growth and how it comes at a price. In organizations where you...
January 16, 2012 at 9:33 pm
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