I get asked from time to time to recommend SQL training resources. Many times the question is more about free training, as most everyone would like to avoid having to spend money (in good times, and in bad, but especially in bad). The trouble with anything free is that you get what you pay for. … Read more
I’ll resist the rest of the quotes from A Few Good Men and instead go with these: “Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer.” -Sun-tzu “It’s not personal, it’s business.” -Anthony Soprano Tales of corporate espionage abound these days. Fake Twitter accounts and Facebook fan pages are the latest rage, each designed to engage … Read more
I was thinking to myself the other day with regards to teams, and how you can make them stronger. Let’s say that you have a team member that is unable to come to work one day, for whatever reason. Now, as the manager you have a specific workload to get done, so you need someone … Read more
As my book inches closer to being actually published, I finally got my new cover and just noticed that it was live at Amazon so I thought I would post it here as well. Yeah, it is starting to feel real now. I have not heard about an official release date, but I think we … Read more
A colleague forwarded this KB to me earlier this evening to ask me if I was aware of its existence yet. He was going to dismiss it because it would appear to apply mostly to games but hidden in the middle of a long list of applications is the following nugget: The hell? This KB … Read more
I took part in a one day conference today on cloud computing. It took place at the Harvard Club in Boston, which was an interesting choice to have the event. I had never been to the Harvard Club before, and I enjoyed the history displayed all around me. I did not wear a coat and … Read more
