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Manoj Appully

Dec 31, 20132 min read

If you have a New Year resolution then add this one too !

Ok, as another year rolls over and you wonder what happened, why everything in 2013 seemed like a blur just like the years before then...

Manoj Appully

Apr 21, 20135 min read

How many DBAs do you need?

I think today in most organizations, the answer to the above question lies at the two extremes. Either you have organizations that are...

Manoj Appully

Mar 30, 20133 min read

How many databases can a DBA support?

Another grey area in an age where everything and anything is obsessively analyzed and measured, is the question regarding how one can...

Manoj Appully

Nov 4, 20123 min read

Are too many cooks spoiling the broth?

Often times have I found myself pulled into a really big outage bridge only to find out a cast of numerous characters on the call and...

Manoj Appully

Oct 4, 20126 min read

How do you differentiate your IT from your neighbors?

Before we delve into IT and differentiation and the rest of the bumbo jumbo, ask yourself one question Do you crave to be different? If...