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2012 Silly Christmas Song

Happy Holidays, everyone! Here’s your holiday database song – sing it to the tune of “Let It Snow”:

“Make It Go!”

Oh, the database load is frightful, Performance is not delightful. The DBAs are eating crow, Make it go, make it go, make it go!

It doesn’t show signs of stopping, And sequential reads are […]

STEM – Encouraging the Next Generation of Girls

The Dallas chapter of ATW (the Alliance of Technology and Women) hosts a yearly event that highlights careers in the STEM fields (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math).  The target audience is older girls.  This year the event was at the Winspear opera house.  ATW invited McNeely to host a table so we could talk to […]

Holy moly – Larry’s buying Lanai!

Larry Ellison is purchasing virtually the entire island of Lanai, Hawaii.  How amazing, how opulent.

I’ve written a special song for the occasion …

“Ellison’s Island” (sing to the tune of “Gilligan’s Island”)

Just sit right back and you’ll hear a tale A tale of Larry’s trip That started toward Lanai Aboard his massive ship.

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Paul Revere’s Ride – Revisited

In honor of the July 4th holiday, I’ve been thinking about how Paul Revere’s famous ride would have gone if he had access to today’s technology.  Here’s a possible current-day rendition:

The colonists in Lexington, Massachusetts know that it’s only a matter of time before the English troops arrive to assert their […]

Database Shampoo?

There’s a genre of hair products called normalizing shampoos.  The general idea is that they clean the oil away but still don’t dry out your hair too badly.  I’ve used a certain normalizing shampoo for years, but, alas, the brand has finally been discontinued.  I’m almost done with the last bottle I have, and I’d […]

Another anniversary – already?

February 2011 marks McNeely Technology Solutions’ sixth anniversary.  Time has flown – it seems like last week that we were excited about our fifth year anniversary.

As the years continue to click by, we are reminded again how grateful we are to our clients who make this all possible.  We are indeed fortunate to have […]

Happy New Year

Happy New Year, everyone.  We hope your year is already sparkling with potential, and that you’ll enjoy it in good health and in good stead.

Happy anniversary!

This month marks the anniversary of McNeely Technology Solutions’s corporate formation.

Thank you to the Dallas database community (and some out of state clients, too) for five great years!  We look forward to working with you for many more happy years.