We hear two IT horror stories this month. In one, a manager just won’t listen. And in the other, a manager removes all checks and balances, to horrifying effect.
IT Horror Stories – Managers Run Amuck!
Filed Under: Ethics, IT Horror Stories, Opinion, Professional Development, SQLMag, SQLServerPedia Syndication Tagged With: Humor, IT Horror Stories
Funny Things You’ll Hear at the “Leadership for IT Professionals” at the 2011 SQLRally
The skills that enabled us to become top tier technologists don’t transfer into the management arena. This seminar will fill in those gaps.
Filed Under: Conferences, PASS, Presentations, Professional Development, SQLMag, SQLServerPedia Syndication Tagged With: Best Practices, Humor, Management, Plays Well With Others, Professional Development, SQLPASS, Training
The Data Detective is on the Case (And I Can Hook You Up for Free!)
You may have seen a new super sleuth around Quest.com and Toad World – The Data Detective! The team at Quest Software has created a new comic series where users can learn how Toad for Data Analysts will help you find, understand and report on data. Plus, you can take part in a contest to win [...]
Filed Under: SQLServerPedia Syndication, Transact-SQL Programming Tagged With: Data Analysis, DBA, Humor, Quest Software, Tools
PASS 2009 Lifetime PASSion Award
Filed Under: Opinion, PASS, Professional Development, SQLServerPedia Syndication Tagged With: Goals, Humor, Professional Development, SQLSaturday
2009: The Year in List Form
Before I jump onto the Goals and Themeword meme started by my buddy, Thomas LaRock (blog | twitter), I decided I’d spend a few minutes looking back on both the year 2009. (From a personal standpoint, the 00′s were my most difficult decade yet. Major problems of every stripe beset me on all sides and [...]
Filed Under: On-Line Resources, Opinion, SQLServerPedia Syndication, Trends Tagged With: Humor, news analysis, Performance, Tools & Scripts, Transact-SQL Programming
Sequels for SQL: Dec 17, 2009
In the Sequels for SQL series, I point you to sites where you can go beyond the nose-to-the-grindstone resources that we see every day as SQL Server professionals. (My favorite resource for pan-SQL Server pointers is Steve Jone’s Database Weekly email newsletter.) These are the story that comes after and outside (the sequels) of our [...]
Filed Under: Administration, Cool Technologies, Gov2.0, Hardware, On-Line Resources, Opinion, Professional Development, Seven Sequels, SQLServerPedia Syndication, Trends Tagged With: DBA, FutureWatch, Gadgets, Humor, news analysis, Performance, Professional Development, Society, WorldView
The Sequels for SQL Server: The Week of November 27, 2009
I’m starting a new series called Seven Sequels for SQL. In this series, I point you to seven sites where you can go beyond the nose-to-the-grindstone resources that we see every day as SQL Server professionals. These are the story that comes after and outside (the sequels) of our daily working lives (the other SQL). Let’s broaden our horizons together.
Filed Under: Cool Technologies, On-Line Resources, Opinion, Professional Development, Seven Sequels, SQLServerPedia Syndication, Trends Tagged With: Devices, FutureWatch, Gadgets, Humor, news analysis, Performance, Professional Development, Society, WorldView
