Andy C<\/a> blogging about the various kinds of friends we have these days of the online variety, acquaintances and real friends but, regardless of that or how well I know him, he’s a top man so I’m just crossing everything that this goes well for him and his family ….<\/p>\n(No smiley thing to adequately express how I feel ….)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
(to me, anyway ….) It’s easy to lose perspective when you’re in the midst of Openworld conference chaos and partying but the most important news I heard this week wasn’t anything to do with NoSQL or BigData or OEM or even Steve Jobs’ passing away, but a horrible email I received one morning. 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