Driving Excellence
We have seen a shift from the pandemic era work from home mandates to a new back to normal mandate of return to the office. This has caused a lot of frustration…
Category: Business
The Essential
We like to say, “This season too will pass”, “Give it to God”, “My therapist and I are working on it”, and “I will be able to get to that if only…”…
A change in atmosphere
I have had the privilege and pleasure of mentoring two professionals recently. One approached me directly a couple of weeks ago. He has followed me on LinkedIn after attending one of my…
The issue of convenience
Humans by their nature will seek things that make life easier and often do not consider the consequences. What is worse is that a lot of the convenience we seek is anything…
When is it time to fire a client?
Over the last 25 years we have interviewed hundreds of people to be a part of our team. As with any good interview, you allow candidates to ask questions about the business,…
Thoughts on Forks and Open Source Licenses
I had the opportunity to speak with Karthik Ranganathan of YugabyteDB a couple of weeks ago; he was the inaugural guest for our new podcast, “More than a Refresh: A podcast about…
Where could unlimited bandwidth take you
With the pending GA release of Star Link, more cities adopting municipal WIFI, and the growth of remote work due to the pandemic, one would assume that cell phone providers would be…
What’s your view
Over 25 years ago I got into an argument with my boss. He was frustrated with all the tasks that needed to be completed and feeling overwhelmed. I said, “Hey, why not…
In person events: a thing of the past?
Like most conference organizers we are learning to adapt to the new world; a world where physical events are no longer viable (at least in 2020). A world where people are genuinely…
Why “work for hire” could be limiting your company and yourself
Command Prompt, Inc., whom I share ownership of with Amanda Nystrom, has been operating in the Full Stack Postgres market for well over 20 years. During this time we have learned quite…