Tag Archives: Database Weekly

Spread the Word about Basic Security

Posted on July 22, 2017 by way0utwest

I went with my daughter the other day to set up her bank account. She’s becoming a young adult and this is one of those items we need to get done, especially in today’s world of electronic banking and money … Continue reading →

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Backup Preparations

Posted on July 3, 2017 by way0utwest

I’m sure that many data professionals recognize the importance of having backups in the event of some issue. Many of you will schedule these as soon as you create a database, and then not think much of the process, ignoring … Continue reading →

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The Need for DRE

Posted on June 17, 2017 by way0utwest

“Today’s database professionals must be engineers, not administrators” That’s a quote from an interview at O’Reilly on Database Reliability Engineering. I don’t want to quibble about whether those of us working in technology are engineers in name or not, but … Continue reading →

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Security and Patching Struggles

Posted on May 20, 2017 by way0utwest

A couple weeks ago we had a huge security issue with the WannaCry ransomware racing across the world. I was out of the office, and mostly offline, so I was a bit out of touch. However, many organizations were affected, … Continue reading →

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