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Definitely agree!
When your energy levels get below a certain point, getting that energy back feels impossible.
June 27, 2025 at 7:58 am
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...
June 26, 2025 at 7:53 am
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...
June 25, 2025 at 6:47 am
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:...
June 20, 2025 at 6:21 am
I think the important questions are:-
If...
June 17, 2025 at 6:05 am
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...
June 13, 2025 at 4:41 pm
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...
June 10, 2025 at 7:56 am
When people are scared to make a decision, is it because an organisation has a blame culture?
The culture...
June 9, 2025 at 8:53 am
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...
June 4, 2025 at 9:02 am
Primarily aimed at new starters, I have written a Confluence page that lists learning resources I recommend. For these, I list the following
June 2, 2025 at 8:06 am
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...
May 28, 2025 at 12:03 pm
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...
May 19, 2025 at 8:39 pm
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...
May 16, 2025 at 8:42 am
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...
May 9, 2025 at 5:29 pm
We have a Co-Pilot subscription and I have mixed results with it. I have been using it with two extensions in VS Code
The accuracy of...
May 7, 2025 at 8:31 am
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