Monthly Archives: July 2019

Investigating Azure Databricks

Posted on July 17, 2019 by way0utwest

At SQL Saturday #884 – Pensacola, I dropped into Rodney Ladrum’s session on Azure Databricks (ADB) and the Traditional DBA. I had heard a bit about Databricks, and read a little, but I didn’t really know much more than a … Continue reading →

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The Changing Nature of Data

Posted on July 16, 2019 by way0utwest

Are addresses sensitive or private information? It’s a good question to ask since many of us have address data in our databases. I asked this recently at a SQL in the City event and the room was split. I come … Continue reading →

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Learning more Kubernetes

Posted on July 15, 2019 by way0utwest

I’ve been slowly working my way through the 50 days of Kubernetes (K8s). As you might have guessed if you remember my first post, this has been more than 30 days. Life and work get in the way, but I’m … Continue reading →

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Ransomware and DevOps

Posted on July 15, 2019 by way0utwest

Ransomware. A scary topic and one attack that is apparently more common than I suspected. Before you go further, if you haven’t restored a database backup in the last month, stop and go verify your DR plan works. That’s one … Continue reading →

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