Historical Data Tracking

Everything is the right question away

When working with an AI LLM, you have so much knowledge at your fingertips.

Odd Sequences

A New Word: los vidados

los vidados – n. the half-remembered acquaintances you knew years ago, who you might have forgotten completely if someone hadn’t happened to mention them again – friends of friends,...

Hidden Heroes

DBAs might be the hidden heroes in many organizations.

Identities and Sequences I

The DIY Cost of Masking Test Data For Smaller Organizations

One of the things I’ve tried hard to do in database development situations if ensure I could easily refresh dev and test environments on demand. In a small startup,...

Changing Data Types

Steve had to deal with a customer that changed data types in columns often. Is that something you experience?

Fun with JSON II

Whiling away an afternoon, thinking

I come to Heathrow often. Today is likely somewhere close to 60 trips to this airport in my lifetime. After over 19 years of working with Redgate (plus a...