Concurrency Challenges Around Schema Changes
A post on distributed systems and how schema changes are handled caught Steve's eye. See if you agree with how he thinks this should work.
2023-06-26
127 reads
DevOps and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)
Database APIs
Today Steve talks APIs, which are important in much of software development. He thinks we ought to treat our database schema as part of an API.
2023-05-22
255 reads
2023-05-10
159 reads
How Important is Zero Downtime?
Zero downtime used to be more important in Steve's job, but lately it seems customers aren't as concerned.
2023-03-24
105 reads
How to Implement CI/CD in Azure Data Factory (ADF)
Learn how you can use CI/CD with your ADF Pipelines and Azure DevOps using ARM templates.
2023-03-10
10,366 reads
A Version Control Strategy for Branch-based Database Development
The migration to a different VCS should not be underestimated, as there is a lot more involved than just switching tools, and that’s what Tonie Huizer covers in this article.
First, the team needed to migrate the monolithic repos over to Git, second the team needed to make sure we had a branching strategy and workflow in place.
It involved a big process change for the team as well, but this switch is mandatory to make full use of branch-based database development.
2023-02-08
6,187 reads
2023-01-20
142 reads
Self-Service Databases
When I first started work as a software developer, I knew that getting an environment set up where I could compile a project might take a few hours or a few days. The complexities of how people built software projects, the dependencies, and more were handled in a very immature manner. These days I can […]
2022-11-16
182 reads
Losing Skills Because of Automation
When I was younger, it seemed that everyone I worked with in technology knew how to build a computer. Most knew how to work with a BIOS, were comfortable with command lines, and could assemble complex compiler directives into a Make file. Over time, it seems many people, especially Windows and MacOS users, became focused […]
2022-11-11
195 reads
Psychological Safety
Building psychological safety inside of a company is hard, but it is important to build trust and develop a team.
2022-11-09
75 reads
Blogs
Friday Basics: the CIA Triad
By Brian Kelley
In information security (INFOSEC), there several foundational concepts and principles. One of the ones...
A New Word: the standard blues
By Steve Jones
the standard blues– n. the dispiriting awareness that the twists and turns of your...
How Redgate Flyway Can Boost Your DevOps Journey
By Chris Yates
A brief introduction to the tool and its advantages for database migrations DevOps is...
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The Marked Transaction
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