15 Minutes of Fame: Unconventional Marketing

Everyone has (within their lifetime) what Andy Warhol referred to as “fifteen minutes of fame”, sometimes this fame comes by accident or through some effort of our own. No matter the case, each of us has our moment to shine. Your moment of “crowning glory” may have been in High School when you won an award or scored a winning point in sports. Later in life, you basked in the limelight of yours or a friends wedding. oops! You have had more than your allotted share of “fame”!

SQL Server Upgrade Recommendations and Best Practices – Part 2

The first article of the series, Part 1 – Upgrade Overview and Project Planning, detailed the business justification for upgrades to SQL Server 2000 related to TCO (Total Cost of Ownership), automation capabilities and new features from both the Business and DBA perspectives. The next portion of the article outlined a detailed process to break down the SQL Server 2000 project as well as the applicable Upgrade project phases using high level steps. Both sets of information were in simple terms for DBAs new to the Upgrade process, well experienced DBAs needing a refresher or for technical managers interested in the level of effort and overall planning for a SQL Server 2000 Upgrade.

CTOs: Think Like An Archaeologist

If you’d like your IT projects and department to run more efficiently and effectively, you probably need to develop a keen appreciation of the work of archeologists. That’s right, real archeologists. I’m not talking about the Indiana Jones variety of adventurous grave-robbers, but of those men and women who spend their summers patiently digging in the dirt with trowels, dental picks and paint brushes looking for sticks, stones and bones.

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