Data Guardians replace the DBA
Data Guardians replace the DBA I've mentioned several times this concept of being a Data Guardian. I want to dive a bit deeper into why I think Data Guardians are…
Horizontally scaling databases
Horizontally scaling databases You started out as a proof of concept that exploded and now have a product that is used by millions. Let's talk about scaling your data due…
Ansible for Data Management
Ansible for Data Management I continue the discussion on automation with a practical tool that every Data Guardian should learn. Let's discuss why Ansible is such an important tool in…
What is a DBaaS?
What is a DBaaS? When database administrators think of automation, there might be a lot of fear for the future. There's a big elephant in the room when this fear…
Automation is Evil
Automation is Evil!Do it anyway. Hey y'all, I want to let you know that Data Guardians automate tasks that are low-value but high impact. People either don't automate on purpose…
Big Data leads to Data Hoarding
Big Data leads to Data Hoarding I've said before that the three areas a Data Guardian will spend time on are Availability, Performance and Security of their databases. There's one…
MySQL Semi-Synchronous Replication Basics
MySQL Semi-Synchronous Replication Basics Replication in MySQL is an important feature for achieving High Availability of your data. Asynchronous replication is the default in MySQL. It is easy to configure…
Data Availability Basics
Data Availability Basics Database high availability is all about managing the risk of database failures. When you talk of high availability, you hear all kinds of terms and acronyms: SPOF,…
Data Security Basics
Data Security Basics It's often true that spending a little bit of time now can save you a lot of headache in the future. And this is definitely the case…
The Benefit of Being a Consultant
The Benefit of Being a Consultant Working as a consultant on a managed services team providing remote DBA services has helped me stay current on the open source database ecosystem…