Category Archives: Editorial

The Rise of Vector Databases

Posted on February 1, 2023 by way0utwest

I had never heard of a vector database. I assumed this was a specialist type of database used for a particular problem domain, like a streaming database or graph database. There is a need for specialized platforms in certain situations, … Continue reading →

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The Complexity of Metrics

Posted on January 30, 2023 by way0utwest

Monitoring your SQL Server instances is important to ensure you can meet your SLAs. Availability, performance, reliability, quality, whatever you care about, it’s important that whoever is responsible is looking at how the database is performing. At Redgate, we have … Continue reading →

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Speakers Are Normal People

Posted on January 27, 2023 by way0utwest

The #SQLFamily is amazing, at least I think it is. Like many families, it’s welcoming, supportive, and comforting. It’s also maddening, frustrating, and exacerbating at times. Like most families, or at least the ones I know, it’s not perfect, but … Continue reading →

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Losing Track of Data

Posted on January 25, 2023 by way0utwest

I saw this article a few months ago, which talks about engineers at Facebook not knowing where their customers’ personal data is stored. The engineers were being questioned in a legal matter, where they were asked to definitively state where … Continue reading →

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