The hype around blockchain technology is reaching a fever pitch these days. Visit any tech conference and you’ll find more than a handful of vendors offering it in one form…
No, You Don’t Need a Blockchain
Databases 101 – Factors to Consider When Choosing a Database
In part one of this series, we discussed the different types of databases available on the market today. In part two, we discussed how to choose the right database for…
Data Protection: Culture, Tools, People, and Roles
In my previous posts about Building a Culture of Data Protection (Overview, Development, Features, Expectations), I covered the background of building a culture. In this post, I’ll be going over the data protection…
Culture of Data Protection: What Your Customers Expect
We’ve talked about building a culture, why it applies to all data environments, and some specific types of data protection features you should be considering. Today, we’ll be considering the culture of protection the…
Culture of Data Protection: Data Quality, Privacy, and Security
As I explained in previous posts on building a culture of data protection, we in the technology world must embrace data protection by design. To Reward, We Must Measure. How…
Culture of Data Protection: Development Counts, Too.
In my earlier post in this data protection series, I mentioned that data security and privacy is difficult: Building a culture that favours protecting data can be challenging. In fact, most…
Five Common Problems with SQL Server
I’ve been working with SQL Server since what seems like forever ++1. The truth is I haven’t been a production DBA in more than 6 years (I work in marketing now, in case you didn’t know). That means I will soon hit a point in my life where I will be an ex-DBA for the same period of time as I was a production DBA (about seven years).
Building a Culture for Data Protection
Building a culture that favors protecting data can be challenging. In fact, most of us who love our data spend a huge amount of time standing up for our data…
Five Must-dos of Database Performance Management
Here is an interesting article from my colleague Joe Kim, in which he explores database performance management. Databases are complex, multifaceted, and vital to the health of every agency. They…
Choosing What to Monitor – Understanding Key Metrics
Monitoring has always been a loosely defined and somewhat controversial term in IT organizations. IT professionals have very strong opinions about the tools they use, because monitoring performance metrics and…