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Celebrating July 4th

I try to limit the number of truly off topic posts I do, but today is a special day in the US and one that still gets most of the recognition it deserves. Take a minute and re-read the Declaration of Independence and think about what's happened since that day.

Posted to It Depends (Weblog) by Andy Warren on 07-03-2008
Visiting Boston This Week

I get busy and usually forget to post when I'm out and about, but for once I've remembered. I'll be in Boston next week working and doing a vacationing after 5 pm. If you happen to be one of my 17.5 loyal blog readers (or even if you're not) and live in the area, drop me a note via the...

Posted to It Depends (Weblog) by Andy Warren on 05-11-2008
Tribute to Jim Gray

Ran across this in the Mar/Apr ACM Queue, http://www.eecs.berkeley.edu/IPRO/JimGrayTribute/ will be held at UC Berkeley on May 31st, 2008. Jim Gray was a Microsoft researcher that focused on databases and was lost at sea some time ago.

Posted to It Depends (Weblog) by Andy Warren on 04-24-2008
Getting Better at Time Management

One of the things I took from my overall performance last year is I need to get better at time management. While I feel I can get a lot done (and I've been told such by people I trust), I know I waste a lot of time. Too much time. When I think back to my days at The Citadel , especially as a "knob"...

Posted to K. Brian Kelley - Databases, Infrastructure, and Security (Weblog) by bkelley on 01-03-2008
Veterans' Day

I'll post Part III of Becoming a DBA tomorrow (meaning there will be two posts). Veterans' Day is typically celebrated on the 11th, but when it comes on a weekend, we tend to formally observe it on the following Monday. Today is a day in the United States where we honor those who have served in our armed...

Posted to K. Brian Kelley - Databases, Infrastructure, and Security (Weblog) by bkelley on 11-12-2007
Online Resource: Safari Tech Books Online

I've used Safari (the O'Reilly version ) for a number of years now and it is a resource I often recommend to coworkers. Basically, it's an on-line library of technical books (since expanded to include video) from a group of publishers. O'Reilly, Microsoft Press, Cisco Press, Syngress, and many others...

Posted to K. Brian Kelley - Databases, Infrastructure, and Security (Weblog) by bkelley on 11-02-2007
Vacation... and the need for it

I have been on vacation the last week, which meant I spent the previous three weeks at work preparing to go on that vacation. :) All in all, it was much needed. It represented the first family vacation we've taken since I was still in the Air Force (and I separated in 1999). We've taken a couple of days...

Posted to K. Brian Kelley - Databases, Infrastructure, and Security (Weblog) by bkelley on 09-10-2007
The meaning of Database Administrator

In two blogs I follow, Andy Leonard's blog on SQLBlogs.com and Sheeri Kritzer's The MySQL She-BA , the question of what is a database administrator has come back up. Andy has posted twice on the topic, first with how DBAs are an enterprise requirement and then a follow-up to that post . In Sheeri's case...

Posted to K. Brian Kelley - Databases, Infrastructure, and Security (Weblog) by bkelley on 07-16-2007
New MySQL Entry Level Certification

Last week I received an email indicating that MySQL had made available an entry level certification, the Certified MySQL Associate . The idea is to provide a certification which shows a person has some basic knowledge of MySQL, but not at the level of a developer or DBA . That's a great idea. Not everyone...

Posted to K. Brian Kelley - Databases, Infrastructure, and Security (Weblog) by bkelley on 07-16-2007
Reminder: Midlands PASS Chapter Meeting Tomorrow Night

What: Midlands PASS Chapter July Meeting Where: Training Concepts (250 Berryhill Road, Suite 502, Columbia, SC) When: 6:15-8:00 PM Speaker: SQL Server MVP Wayne Snyder Topic: SQL Server Integration Services Website: http://www.truthsolutions.com/midlandspass/ Technorati Tags: SQL Server | Microsoft SQL...

Posted to K. Brian Kelley - Databases, Infrastructure, and Security (Weblog) by bkelley on 07-11-2007

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