David Stein

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My SQL Saturday Experience

Devin Knight, Wes Brown, and yours truly.

It’s 8:30am on SQL Saturday, and I feel like I’ve taken a two by four to the head. I’m standing outside the front of the building leading the registration team at the front tables, squinting in the sun, sweating profusely, and wondering why I feel so good about [...]

Trust No One

Something happened at work this week, which put a fine point on the current theme of most of my articles, which is preparedness; being able to recover from a disaster.

I currently support two different business units which use M2M, each separated by approximately 1400 miles. Yesterday morning we started getting reports of computers at [...]

Sometimes I Just Shake My Head – Security Problem

At times I have discussed security on this blog and mentioned the challenges of being secure when using M2M. However, this post has nothing to do with Consona.

I read several blogs on a regular basis for programming and SQL information. In fact, I think I’ll list the blogs I recommend in [...]

Vegas Confessions with Many Pictures (Safe for Work)

Although nothing happened like the last time I went to Vegas, I still managed to get myself in few weird situations.

I stayed in Vegas until Sunday evening but during the conference I was too tired to do much else besides have dinner with co-workers afterward. However, I started venturing out Friday and [...]

What do I hope to see/learn at Consona Connect 2008?

Over the years, I’ve been to many of these Users Conferences. Many of the sessions in past conferences have been the same content you could get over the net with the Made2Manage University. I’m not suggesting that the presentations weren’t done well or that the information presented wasn’t valid, it’s just that I’d [...]

About Me.

Huntington Beach

Who are you?

I’m David Stein and I’m a SQL DBA currently live in a suburb of Dallas, Texas.   I have been working with SQL for the past 7 years, primarily in regards to the Made2Manage ERP system.  I work for a manufacturer of high tech products and occasionally consult independently. My work [...]