Tag Archives: auditing

Republish: Can Auditing Fail?

Posted on October 26, 2018 by way0utwest

I’m in Chicago at the SQL in the City Summit. Therefore, republishing Can Auditing Fail? as I won’t be online.

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The Uninteresting But Necessary Work

Posted on September 26, 2018 by way0utwest

There has been a rising tide of data legislation in the last few years that asks for organizations, especially private companies, to better protect their data. The GDPR is one of the most well known, taking effect with regards to … Continue reading →

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Finding the Right Data

Posted on February 5, 2018 by way0utwest

For a couple years, Big Data was heavily hyped, and Hadoop became incredibly popular. In fact, so popular that Microsoft build HDInsight and Polybase to allow us to take advantage of these technologies and integrate them into our own systems. … Continue reading →

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The Problems with Gods

Posted on September 26, 2017 by way0utwest

When I was learning how to work with computers early in life, I ran across various documentation and writings that would liken the root account to being a god on the system. Over the years, I’ve seen other articles that … Continue reading →

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