Monthly Archives: October 2019

The K8s Overview

Posted on October 23, 2019 by way0utwest

I’ve written some posts on Kubernetes (K8s) as I think this will be an important technology in the next decade for database systems. Actually, it’s not that I think Kubernetes is that important, but rather that the orchestration of containers … Continue reading →

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Do What Hurts

Posted on October 22, 2019 by way0utwest

A long time ago I heard a manager at a company say that if something is hard, we ought to practice it more and find ways to make it easy. Barring that, we ought to at least be comfortable with … Continue reading →

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Adding a License to GitHub

Posted on October 21, 2019 by way0utwest

I’ve rarely thought about licensing my code, but it’s something to be aware of for your work. Most of us freely share code, though I have started to add a minor copyright and as is notation to some of my … Continue reading →

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Losing The Security Game

Posted on October 21, 2019 by way0utwest

It’s sad some weeks to see reports of security issues at large companies. It’s also discouraging some times when clients or friends will talk about security issues they’ve had in their organization. What’s mostly disappointing is how easy many of … Continue reading →

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