‘Twas the night before Christmas in the data warehouse Not a feature was stirring, nor a click of a mouse. Overclocked by the technicians, the machines had been with care In hope of better performance, warranties voided with fanfare. The managers were nestled all snug in their beds, With visions of Vista dancing in their [...]

Once upon a nightmare query, while I pondered, weak and weary, Over many a quaint and curious part of code, While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a hacking, Someone gently hacking, hacking at my network node. “‘Tis some colleague”, I muttered, “knocking at my network node – Only this,” I did decode. Ah, [...]