I worked on a project where we experimented with MySQL to see if it could do what we were already doing with SQL Server.  We engaged with MySQL Ag to...

I see hybrid events as the another example of the genius of AND Vs the tyranny of OR.

That said, while there are commonalities between remote and in person events, I...

I really like Vertica's export to Parquet feature and also the incredible speed at which it can import Parquet files directly from an AWS S3 bucket.

It's also no slouch at...

I think people want an automagical database that requires minimal investment in learning to be effective in its use.

I found that people were trying to use MongoDB the way that...

I would like there to be some form of professional qualification needed and kept current to be a chief data officer.

A CDO needs to be more than a stuffed shirt...

If production data is something like sensor data with no personal or personally identifiable (PII) data then replicas of that data are useful for a number of purposes. But sensors...

I've seen a repeating pattern throughout my career that is effectively a hype cycle.

• New technology is trumpetted from the roof tops as being the greatest thing since sliced bread

...

BigQuery has a data type called STRING with no size specification.

In Snowflake all text columns are VARCHAR under the hood, including CHAR.

For pure column stores the method of encoding probably...

I think the important thing is to reflect on the lessons learned and ask what we would do better with the benefit of hindsight.

• Environment not available in the same...

I've joined the Great Resignation.  To be honest, I wish I had done so 3 years ago.  For me the COVID situation and having to work remotely highlighted something I...

Alex Yates has some strong opinions on DevOps engineers and I'm broadly in agreement with him.  My experience is that DevOps has become synonymous with a team responsible for spinning...

I think GO (GoLang) is a good one to learn.  It was designed to balance fast compile, fast execution and ease of use.

It has its unit test capability built in...

There's a story about two people doing separate presentations to a government official using the same base statistics to argue contradictory cases.  When challenged the 2nd person replied "Ah well,...

I've just moved on but in my previous position we had a single sign on application into which all our systems were integrated.

Before you could sign on to anything you...

I feel the point on accidental complexity is especially important. Dr Venkat Subramamian gives some fantastic talks on the subject  https://agiledeveloper.com/aboutus.html

I also think that premature optimization and failing to understand...