There is an upcoming event being hosted by SSWUG on Friday, April 17th. For more details you can click here or go to: https://www.vconferenceonline.com/shows/spring09/sql/s09event.asp And this is also a reminder that the SSWUG vConference is going to take place from April 22nd to the 24th. Yours truly will be presenting on the following topics: SQL … Read more
Normally I do not spend any time on this blog talking about all the email scams that get sent my way, no matter how interesting they may appear. But I wanted to mention one email that came my way yesterday. It was trapped by our corporate spam filter, and I did not see it until … Read more
Thankfully I had yet another cross country flight yesterday. Why thankfully? Because the travel gives me ample time (and booze) to think about things like “If there was a DBA reality television show, what would it be like?” I started with the basics, something in a Survivor format, maybe a Big Brother, or The Apprentice, … Read more
A colleague at work the other day was trying to help me understand how the budget process works, specifically the process involving companies with in-house IT departments. I have been more involved with budgets in general these days and I was looking for some insight into how best to be effective and efficient. “I am … Read more
Previously I wrote a post that covered some very basic interviewing tips. But before you can even get that far in the process you need to find a way to secure that important meeting, right? I mean, what good is having table manners if no one invites you over for dinner, right? So I thought … Read more
I noticed another question had been posed by Chris Shaw, and I was tagged by my very good friend Kathi Kellenberger. Here is the question taken directly from his blog: “Do you feel like you are being treated fairly at your current or past employers? The question stems from the fact that very few people today stay … Read more
