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  • Reply To: A Well Deserved Break

    Definitely agree!

    When your energy levels get below a certain point, getting that energy back feels impossible.

  • Reply To: The Technical Debt Anchor

    I see many DBs that would run perfectly happily on SQL Server 2000.  I've seen various pieces that put the average data warehouse size at below 250Gb.

    I can see why...

  • Reply To: The Technical Debt Anchor

    I was given the task of migrating an application that hadn't been touched or patched in years.  The app relies on AWS Lambdas written in Python 3.8, and AWS issued...

  • Reply To: Multiple Monitoring Tools

    I don't think SQL Server emits OpenTelemetry metrics yet, but this strikes me as where OpenTelemetry should come in. As I understand it, the parts you need are as follows:...

  • Reply To: Patching the Patch

    I think the important questions are:-

    • Could we have tested for this through mechanical means?
    • How would our approach to building software/databases have to change to make mechanical testing possible?

    If...

  • Reply To: What is a Failed Deployment?

    Your comment on storing the data and failing to notice a downstream process is something that opens up a can of worms.

    In the old days, a web app might store...

  • Reply To: Shorten the Debate

    One observation I have from across my career is that people agonise over which product is best rather than which one meets their needs for the next 3-5 years.  The...

  • Reply To: Shorten the Debate

    • Perfect is the enemy of good
    • The worst decision is no decision

    When people are scared to make a decision, is it because an organisation has a blame culture?

    The culture...

  • Reply To: IT Unionization

    Do IT people have the mentality for union membership?

    On average, how long do IT people stick with one employer?  In the UK, demand for IT skills has always run ahead...

  • Reply To: Helping Students with a Data Professional Career

    Primarily aimed at new starters, I have written a Confluence page that lists learning resources I recommend. For these, I list the following

    • Technology of interest
    • Author or presenter
    • Price...
  • Reply To: Changing the Paradigm of Work

    I think it takes a while for people to grasp the implications of a change in technology and work out how best to make use of it.  Otherwise its "faster...

  • Reply To: The AI View From Above

    With the right guard rails GenAI is a powerful tool.  It is capable of bringing together information scattered across many resources and into a cohesive whole.  It is also capable...

  • Reply To: Are Data Breaches Inevitable?

    I have a couple of friends who are in the cyber-security.  I used to imagine that hacking was done by technical geniuses operating at a level of capability far beyond...

  • Reply To: Database DevOps Recommendations

    With the DORA metrics is to recognise them as being as a result of good practice.  They are an indicator, not a goal in their own right.

    I dealt with a...

  • Reply To: How Helpful is a GenAI Copilot

    We have a  Co-Pilot subscription and I have mixed results with it.  I have been using it with two extensions in VS Code

    • GitHub Co-Pilot
    • GitHub Co-Pilot Chat

    The accuracy of...

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