In working with different companies to try to define how they’ll best move forward with their data requirements, it’s increasingly obvious that multi-platform, where you have multiple database systems on tap to provide support for requirements, is an ideal solution. By embracing the platform-agnostic approach, and looking at the requirements and using those to determine what options to consider, you […]
Editorials
MySQL, Powershell, SQL Server, RDS and the SSWUG.org Newsletter
It’s been a bit of a stressful ride around here at SSWUG.ORG of late. We made a significant update to our systems and in doing so, exposed a couple of surprised in compatibility between on-premises, owned SQL Server and SQL Server in the cloud, in this case, Amazon’s RDS. Would I do it again? In a heartbeat. I messed up […]
My Data is My Data, Your Data is My Data…?
Interesting responses to the whole post on Friday about whether you can be compelled to share your data in a legal sense. The article I linked to was about Microsoft/LinkedIn being compelled to make their data available, really without regard to whether they wanted to or not. This was the gist of my question. What surprised me was the quite broad […]
Can You Be (Legally) Compelled to Share Your Data?
There’s a recent decision that caught my eye about Microsoft, LinkedIn and ownership and presentation of data. Specifically, whether LinkedIn is allowed (!) to protect their data and filter/present it as they wish, or not present it depending on their desires. Here’s a link to the post It seems to me like this is a bizarre, slippery slope. Heck, perhaps […]
But DBAs Are Dead!!!
It always makes me laugh when I read that the position of DBA (in whatever form) is going away. Wrapping up “data management” into that title, you have administrative DBAs, data managers, all of that – and the tools that manage those flows and make it useful all fall in the database management realm. When you talk with people that […]
Will the GDPR Lead To More Data Silos?
When I first started reading this post, “The battle for control of data could be just starting” I was thinking that it was interesting that some services were feeling the pinch to get their data out of “the big guys” in terms of awareness and IP surrounding accounts and people. Basically, some companies are re-thinking marketing engines and services and […]
Statistics Can Lie, Big Data Ethics and More
There were some excellent comments yesterday on the post about statistics — and some great references. “Statistics can produce alternative facts. When you can’t agree with the facts you have no basis for a rational decision. Then when you make a decision based on alternative facts you can tweak the statistics to tell whatever story you want since there are […]
Statistics Can Say Whatever You Like…
It’s amazing how many times you can see that quote – or one very similar, as people are rationalizing information they need to have access to in order to make their case. “Statistics,” I think, is too specific – I think it should be “Data Can Be Made to Say Whatever You Like…” I can’t tell you how many times […]
Do You Use Third Party Data Sets?
Many times when you see other data sets that you can use for your own applications, they’re about the weather in a location or traffic data. That type of thing. It seems like you have to wonder what you’d use that information for in your own applications. I usually eye these types of resources and think that while it sounds […]
I Don’t Need Backups – The Cloud Doesn’t Break!
Yes. I’ve actually heard that several times lately. We’ve been talking about recovery plans, backups, the “oh boy, Steve’s preaching test your backups again” documentation and so-on. As we’re talking through the things they need to test and have experience with and document, they get this shifting-around, anxious to move on attitude. “But it’s the cloud. It’s not like it’s […]