This is an interesting question. Some employers that I have worked for have encouraged continuing education, and becoming more skilled in certain areas, and other companies almost discourage that because that would get in the way of work. That would be the short sighted versus long sighted approach. Some environments want brilliant, experienced people and others want a warm body …

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With so many recent contacts from possible clients who have been hit by ransomware, I have seen too many companies lose their entire SQL Server databases, their backups, and any hope of recovery. I have even seen a few where the ransomware failed and did not fully encrypt or fully decrypt the database making it impossible to get their data …

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