Tag Archives: administration

Automate Yourself to a Coffee Break

Posted on September 22, 2014 by way0utwest

I’ve worked as a production DBA in a few companies, and in those positions, I’ve always worked to make my position one of “insurance,” with me able to respond when things go wrong. My goal has been to understand, improve, … Continue reading →

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The Ten Commandments for DBAs

Posted on September 15, 2014 by way0utwest

I like lists, and this list certainly caught my eye: the 10 commandments of database management. It’s from a lead database architect that has experience with a variety of RDBMS’s as well as NoSQL technologies. It’s an interesting list, and one … Continue reading →

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The Real Scary DBAs

Posted on September 8, 2014 by way0utwest

I ran into someone recently that told me they were scared at their job. This person had built a number of ETL jobs to move data around between systems. They were trained as a developer, but had a little experience, … Continue reading →

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Hooks

Posted on August 29, 2014 by way0utwest

I read this sentence recently, and it really caught my eye, mostly because I’ve rarely seen hooks being built into the software systems that I’ve written, or that have been deployed to my production systems. “A quick chat with your … Continue reading →

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