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Robert Greiner

Professional optimist. I write a weekly newsletter for humans at the intersection of business, technology, leadership, and career growth.

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CAP Theorem: Explained

Note: This post is outdated. You can find the most up-to-date version here [https://robertgreiner.com/2014/08/cap-theorem-revisited/]. This post is outdated.  Please find the updated version here [https://robertgreiner.com/2014/08/cap-theorem-revisited/].  I am intentionally leaving this article here so I do not disrupt other sites linking

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Assembly uses version X which has a higher version than referenced assembly error

> Assembly 'YYY, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null' uses 'Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Storage, Version=4.0.1.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35' which has a higher version than referenced assembly 'Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Storage, Version=3.0.3.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35&

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Cloud Benefits

I was having coffee with a non-technical friend last week, and we got on the topic of cloud computing. The extent of his knowledge of the cloud ended at online tools like Mint.com and other services, like a-computer-hosted-at-a-location-other-than-my-work. Not too bad for a start. How the cloud really works.

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Personal Styles & Effective Performance

I pride myself on being able to make effective decisions, quickly, with few details required. I am typically unemotional about the decision-making process and rely heavily on my ability to fix whatever problems may arise from a decision that was made too hastily. I place a heavy emphasis on goals

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You Need A Budget

I've tried every possible budgeting software and practice in existence - with little to no success. I've used cash envelopes, Mint.com, Quicken, pencil-and-paper, and even the ineffective take-a-quick-look-at-my-checking-account-balance-to-see-if-i-can-afford-this-item method. To make matters worse, I had my money spread across multiple accounts - emergency fund, car

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The Platinum Rule

A few months prior to being married, my then-future-wife and I spent some quality time together looking for a new apartment. We had already discussed the specifics about what we wanted: a two bedroom apartment, on the top floor, equidistant from our workplaces, in a nice neighborhood. Simple, right? The

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Cloud Price Wars

A few weeks ago, during Google Cloud Platform Live [https://cloud.google.com/events/google-cloud-platform-live/], Google introduced a re-branded suite of cloud services at reduced prices - re-entering the cloud space as a major player. This was the first domino that ushered in an industry-wide reduction in cloud computing costs.

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LinkedIn + Your Network = New Job

I was helping a close friend look for a new job the other day and came across a pretty interesting LinkedIn feature that matches a job posting with people in your network. LinkedIn will even show you second-degree connections - people connected to people you are connected with - that

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Deadlines

> Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion - Parkinson's Law I remember watching an episode of The Simpsons years ago, where the high-IQ types took over Springfield. One of the first orders of business was to remove the green light from all

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Grit

Every summer before going off to college, I worked with my dad at his Powder Coating [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powder_coating] business. For those who aren't familiar with the trade, a typical day involved carrying metal furniture, car parts, and other widgets on hooks, into and