Tag Archives: databases

When Should We Be Cleaning Data?

Posted on June 8, 2015 by way0utwest

I was reading Grant Fritchey’s update from the Business Analyst Conference  and noticed this quote: ” There were lots of sessions on the need to clean data, which implies that we need to do a better job at data collection in order … Continue reading →

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QA for Data

Posted on April 16, 2015 by way0utwest

Here’s a typical DBA scenario. You’re at your desk, working on something, when you get a trouble ticket, phone call, or tap on your shoulder. There’s a problem in production and an order, or some other important piece of data, … Continue reading →

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Deploy the Database First

Posted on January 26, 2015 by way0utwest

One of the patterns I’ve seen in some environments is people are trying to deploy changes rapidly to their database backed applications. That’s not news, but what is interesting is some of them are staging the deployment of the database … Continue reading →

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What’s Coming True?

Posted on January 2, 2015 by way0utwest

It’s the start of the new year, and the first day of work for many of us. As I start to work this year, I see that much of my work is based on that planning we did at the … Continue reading →

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