01Aug 2008 by Grant Fritchey 1 Comment

A Horseless Carriage?

Misc
I've talked before about my concern that I'm manufacturing buggy whips.  Jason Massie over at StatisticsIO has posted a pretty convincing argument that cloud computing could be a horseless carriage coming down the road. Effectively we're still looking Diesel's first engine, but that could mean it's just a matter of time. As Mr. Massie points out, the speed of change in IT is one heck of a lot faster than in other parts of the world. So, when you do finally see that Stanley Steamer roar by, belching smoke and going half the speed of a good horse, don't laugh and point. Someone is spending time & money on that thing and they're not buying your buggy whip. Clouds are just like any other major technological shift (ORM anyone?) that could…
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01Aug 2008 by Grant Fritchey 2 Comments

SQL Server DBA’s Sound-Off

SQL Server
This is a great read about the attitudes and beliefs of quite a few SQL Server DBA's. It's very interesting how certain beliefs and attitudes seem to be common. I was also reassured that my attitude about a certain DBA was accurate... less said the better. These are interesting and informative guys doing the same kind of work that I try to do. If you're trying to, go read it and learn. I read about it on StatisticsIO. Another place with good things to read.
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