Backup on shared folders running on a local system account?

I still see a lot of SQL Servers running using the LocalSystem account, particularly, MSDE 2000, which is very popular among third-party applications that requires storing data in a database. Others run a stand-alone SQL Server system and use LocalSystem account for the service accounts. While this may be a security risk, a lot of […]

The Customer is King vs Doing the Right Thing

Most of the service-oriented businesses these days know that the customer is always the king. This means doing everything they can at their disposal to make sure that their customers would be more than satisfied with their goods and services even to the extent of simply yielding to the customers’ irrational requests. Having worked for […]

Compassionate Capitalism as some may call it

In a world where capitalism focuses more on profits and revenues, others may think making a difference is totally out of the picture. I was reading about TOMS Shoes and how the company started out as Blake Mycoskie, Chief Shoe Giver, wanted to help children from developing countries by providing them shoes to wear. Their […]