Imposter syndrome is, unfortunately, an evergreen topic within IT circles. For whatever reason, many of us who make our living in technology—who put in long hours acquiring and then honing our skills—fall prey to the fear we might not know anything at all. I’ve written about this before, and that’s nothing compared to the…
Recently, two people I respect very much tweeted about travel, and how to remain positive and grateful while you do it. You can read those tweets here (https://twitter.com/UberGeekGirl/status/961080557063909377) and here ( https://twitter.com/jbiggley/status/961204675352686592). When I saw Jessica's first tweet, I wanted…
In my June 2013 post "Byte Off More Than You Can Chew", we looked at the inconceivable quantity of data collected by the NSA. Maybe this collection is onlymetadata, but recent revelations, depending on who you believe, may indicate otherwise. This time we wrangle with Big Data. "Big data refers to our burgeoning ability to…
or “It’s not just the cost of buying the puppy, it’s the cost of feeding the puppy that adds up” This is a story I've told out loud many times, on conference calls, and around water coolers. But I've never written it down fully until now. This is the story of how using the wrong tool for the job can cost a company so much…
Hey Everyone! My name is Ryan Booth and I’ve been given the opportunity to post as an Ambassador focusing in on the Network Management section of Thwack. I'm excited to get the opportunity to bounce my thoughts and ideas off everyone and look forward to the conversations. The overall theme for my posts will be the growing…
Container technology is catching on big-time in the federal government as agencies such as the USDA and the National Institutes of Health look to containers to simplify software development and reduce costs. Containers offer enormous advantages over traditional “waterfall” application development processes. A containerized…
This post is post one in a small series, taking an atypical look at the public cloud and why you may or may not want to leverage it. Part 2 asks the question I'm Still On-Premises, Is That OK? and in part 3 we explore SaaS in Beyond IaaS, Cloud for the SMB, the Enterprise, and Beyond! Did you know AWS came about partly…
We’ve entered the last quarter of 2022, and October marks the start of my favorite time of year— the holiday season. We’re big on Halloween in this house, so we’re definitely excited to kick off the holidays right; gathering with friends and family, eating too much, and relaxing more. Meanwhile, in Head Geek™ land, it’s…
Running a traditional data center infrastructure for years can put your company in a rut, especially when it’s time to pick a new solution. When electing to trade out your traditional infrastructure for a sleek new hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI), it can be a difficult paradigm to shift. So many questions can arise in…
First, a quick definition and example for those that don’t know what deadlocks are inside of a database. A deadlock happens when two (or more) transactions block each other by holding locks on resources that each of the transactions also need. For example: Transaction 1 holds a lock on Table A. Transaction 2 holds a lock…
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