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Three New Books on the Recommended Reading List

I like to read. In a typical year, I’ll consume between 50 and 70 books or audiobooks. Some of those are purely for entertainment purposes. I love authors who weave an engaging story with their words and who let my imagination do the rest. I also like to read books about non-work-related areas of my life. Topics such…
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Why 9 Out of 10 SQL Servers Aren’t Configured with Best Practices

“The nice thing about standards is that you have so many to choose from,” quipped renown computer scientist Andrew Tanenbaum. In the SQL Server world, we have industry best practices. These are guidelines that most every knowledgeable database professional will agree is a good idea or a good baseline. Sure there are exceptions, specific tweaks…
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Join Me at Music City Data on Saturday, June 2, 2018

Music City Tech, One of the premier technical training conferences in Nashville, is May 31 through June 2, 2018. If you are unfamiliar with the event, there are three mini conference is within the broader event. Music City Code focuses on topics for software developers like Building a Blockchain, Test-Driven Development, and Entity Framework Core…
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Music City Data Call for Speakers

  For years, Music City Code has been recognized as one of the premier events in Nashville’s technology scene. It has consistently drawn attendees and speakers from around country. Primarily focused on software and website development, the event has been attracting a growing number of data professionals who work closely with software developers. This year,…
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Beware of Spurious Correlations when Analyzing Your “Big Data”

Machine Learning. Artificial Intelligence. Data Science. Deep Learning. Big Data Analytics. These terms, and many like them, have been in the news a lot recently. And with good reason. Many organizations are taking their first tentative steps toward sifting through the vast amounts of data collected in disparate systems in search of hidden nuggets of insight to…
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Microsoft Advisory Information for Speculative Execution Side-channel Vulnerabilities

You’ve probably heard about the most recent security vulnerability that affects not only Windows Servers but other Operating Systems like Mac OS, Linux, and even Chrome. It’s called “speculative execution side-channel attacks” and affects processors made by Intel, AMD, and ARM. Here’s the Microsoft Advisory about the vulnerability. Microsoft has also released some guidance specific for…
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Book Review: The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli

If I were two-faced, would I be wearing this one?” Abraham Lincoln was reported to have said once when accused of playing both sides of an issue. It’s good to see a politician with a self-deprecating sense of humor. Scott Adams of Dilbert fame and the writers of The Office have some hysterical views on…
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AT Lesson #12: Small Victories Lead to Bigger Ones

“This is crazy,” I said glancing over my shoulder toward my two hiking companions. One was only six horizontal feet behind me, yet his head was well below my ankles. The same was true for the man behind him. We were scaling the south side of Albert Mountain, climbing from one four-foot rock to the…
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What Is Success?

  A man and his wife were taking a lazy Sunday afternoon drive through the country enjoying the sights, sounds, and smells of the rural community. As they slowly navigated the narrow two-lane road, large hardwood trees reached for the sky and offered shade from the hot sun above, broad pastures and farmland extended as…
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