Τα καλύτερα The DB podcast (2024)

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What Metrics Do You Collect?

13h ago

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One of the hot terms in software these days is observability. There are a few definitions (Splunk, RadixWeb), but essentially this is the insight into how your software runs and performs using metrics, logs, traces, etc. In DevOps, we do this with an eye toward improving performance and identifying the root cause of issues. The focus is slightly di…

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What Metrics Do You Collect? 3:39

1d ago3:39

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One of the hot terms in software these days is observability. There are a few definitions (Splunk, RadixWeb), but essentially this is the insight into how your software runs and performs using metrics, logs, traces, etc. In DevOps, we do this with an eye toward improving performance and identifying the root cause of issues. The focus is slightly di…

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Where to Test Your Code

3d ago

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The last 10-15 years in software development have seen a widespread embracing of unit testing. Before the popularity of mobile phones and their apps, most of the organizations I’d worked in gave lip service to automated unit testing, and often even more complex integration/system tests. These days, it seems more and more people embrace unit testing…

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070: DJ Eric Rhodes - Turning Your Passion into Your Career & Going Viral 54:59

3d ago54:59

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Today, I’m talking with DJ Eric Rhodes, an expert at creating content that goes viral. Eric is renowned for his mashups of classic hits with new songs, generating millions of views and even catching the attention of artists like Chris Stapleton and Warren G in the process. But Eric’s journey to success only got off the ground because he decided to …

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Where to Test Your Code 3:28

3d ago3:28

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The last 10-15 years in software development have seen a widespread embracing of unit testing. Before the popularity of mobile phones and their apps, most of the organizations I'd worked in gave lip service to automated unit testing, and often even more complex integration/system tests. These days, it seems more and more people embrace unit testing…

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What Do You Want to Learn?

5d ago

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There are lots of resources for learning: articles at SQL Server Central, blogs, user groups, SQL Saturday and other events, conferences, and more. In most of those cases, the editor, author, or speaker is deciding what they want to write about. If you want to learn something different, you need to go search out that information. You can certainly …

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What Do You Want to Learn? 2:55

5d ago2:55

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There are lots of resources for learning: articles at SQL Server Central, blogs, user groups, SQL Saturday and other events, conferences, and more. In most of those cases, the editor, author, or speaker is deciding what they want to write about. If you want to learn something different, you need to go search out that information. You can certainly …

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Cloud Transformation

8d ago

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In the last few months, I’ve been traveling around at a few of the Redgate Summits (one more in NYC coming) running panels on cloud journeys. I’ve had industry experts, both technical and managerial, discussing their approaches and journeys with advice and caveats for others. It can often be more than just migrating systems, so a lot of people have…

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Cloud Transformation 2:52

8d ago2:52

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In the last few months, I've been traveling around at a few of the Redgate Summits (one more in NYC coming) running panels on cloud journeys. I've had industry experts, both technical and managerial, discussing their approaches and journeys with advice and caveats for others. It can often be more than just migrating systems, so a lot of people have…

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069: Streamline Replay - Creating Unlimited Growth and Freedom in Your Business AND Life with Brad Johnson & Dave Zoller 42:13

10d ago42:13

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Today the tables are turned! This is going to be a slightly different episode, as I’m the one being interviewed. A while back, I had the pleasure of guesting on Dave Zoller’s popular YouTube show, Streamline My Practice – which serves thousands of financial advisors by teaching them how to grow their financial practice. The episode got a lot of eng…

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SQL Injection is Not Acceptable 3:20

10d ago3:20

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SQL Injection has been a problem for my entire career. Thirty years ago I could have easily just blamed this on ignorance, as most of our developers didn't think about the nefarious ways that hackers enter data in our applications. These days, there isn't a good reason for this to keep happening, and the problem is us. I think that we don't provide…

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Five Years and Counting 3:22

12d ago3:22

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I almost called this "chasing a new laptop" since that's what I'm doing, but I decided to add the date because the current laptop I've using was built in March 2019 and got to me in May 2019. I've had an HP Spectre x360, my second HP Spectre, and I've really enjoyed it. I'm also amazed it still runs. On the last few trips, the two rubber strips tha…

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068: Triad Member - Overcoming Loss and Serving $10M+ Clients with Tim & Julie Sullivan 1:12:04

17d ago1:12:04

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Today, I have the pleasure of talking with Triad members Tim and Julie Sullivan – a dynamic husband and wife team that lead Strategic Wealth Advisors Group together. After joining Triad in early 2023, Tim and Julie have grown their business by leaps and bounds. Not only did they just sign a $12 million client (their biggest ever!), they’re also alr…

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Poor Database Design Realities 2:49

22d ago2:49

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One of the interesting things that I see at Redgate Software is how idealistic our developers and engineers can be. They often build our database DevOps products with the idea that customers will use well-designed databases. The systems will have primary keys, foreign keys, defaults, constraints, indexes, and more. Developers will use coding standa…

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067: Ross Marino - The Power of Human-First Financial Guidance 52:29

24d ago52:29

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Today, I’m talking with Ross Marino, the founder and CEO of Transitus Wealth Partners, as well as Advisor 2X. Ross is a seasoned financial planner with over 35 years of experience and a pioneer of the human-first financial guidance movement. As Ross wisely says, "Life happens, plans change." As a financial advisor, your role goes beyond crunching n…

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Using AI for the First Draft 3:06

24d ago3:06

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At the Redgate Summit in London, I ran a panel talking about Platform Engineering and how we can make developers more productive. One of the questions from our audience revolved around AI (Artificial Intelligence) technologies and how they might assist. As a note, AI tech includes a lot of different things, like machine learning (ML) among other th…

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DBCC CLONEDATABASE is Semi-Discontinued 2:54

26d ago2:54

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I saw a tweet that DBCC CLONEDATABASE was being discontinued for production databases, which both scared me and didn't make sense. I've used this a few times for a quick copy of a database and like how it works. Discontinuing it seemed strange to me. Then I read the blog post, which notes that it's not being supported for production deployments. Th…

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Life in a Startup 4:06

29d ago4:06

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I have worked for a few startup companies, including SQL Server Central. Each has been a different experience, and I learned a lot at each stop. However, I'm not sure I'd want to go through that process again at my age. I was thinking about the challenges and the excitement of being at a startup while reading about the founding of Reddit. The post …

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066: Brooke Martin - Why an Executive Assistant is the #1 Overlooked Role in Finance 57:31

1M ago57:31

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Today, I’m chatting with Brooke Martin – an incredible human being and very talented Executive Assistant who has worked with me for the past 3 years. While Brooke manages my calendar with exceptional skill, her impact goes way beyond scheduling. Brooke allows me to excel not just in my business, but also as a husband, father, and in every other asp…

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Common Algorithm Concerns 3:53

1M ago3:53

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When we build software, many of us use the same algorithms to solve problems. We might choose a similar method for a quicksort or a lambda validation or a regular expression. For database work, your code for a running total (or other common challenge) is likely very similar to many other people. At least on the same platform. You might solve this d…

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Managed Instance Impressions 3:12

1M ago3:12

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Several years ago, I heard about a new product coming in Azure that would provide an IaaS (infrastructure as a service) VM to run SQL Server, with Microsoft managing most of the admin tasks for the instance, like patching and backups. That didn't seem like a big load to me, and I wondered if anyone would actually pay for this product. After all, do…

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The Costs and Rewards of Speaking 3:45

1M ago3:45

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Most of the people I know who speak at a SQL Saturday or user group aren't paid for their efforts. At many of the community events, the speakers are volunteering their time. Many are also paying for their own way to those events not located in their area. A few, such as me, might get a company to cover their travel expenses, but often this doesn't …

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065: Tom Ruggie - From Solo Advisor to Family Office & Marketing to the Sports Card Niche 1:02:50

1M ago1:02:50

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Today, I’m talking with Tom Ruggie, the founder and CEO of Ruggie Wealth Management – the flagship company of independent RIA, Destiny Wealth Partners, which has surpassed $1B in managed assets and is recognized among Forbes 250 Fastest-Growing RIA Firms. The funny thing is, it’s actually our shared passion for sports collectables that brought Tom …

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Invisible Downtime 2:37

1M ago2:37

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This article has a concept I've never heard about: invisible downtime. This is the idea that there are problems in your application that the customer sees. Your servers are running, but the application doesn't work correctly or is pausing with a delay that impacts customers. From an IT perspective, the SLA is being met and there aren't any problems…

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Kubernetes is Cool, But ... 4:10

1M ago4:10

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Kubernetes is cool, and I think it's really useful in helping us scale and manage multiple systems easily in a fault-tolerant way. Actually, I don't think Kubernetes per se is important itself; more it seems that the idea of some orchestration engine to manage containers and systems is what really matters. As a side note, there are other orchestrat…

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064: Triad Member - Unlocking Rapid Growth by Empowering Your Team & The Power of Selfless Leadership with Jordan Flowers 1:04:30

1M ago1:04:30

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In this episode, I’m talking to Triad member and financial advisor Jordan Flowers who leads Wealth Financial Services & Tax Advisory along with his father Thomas. When Jordan and his company first joined Triad in 2022, they had roughly $20 million of AUM. Fast-forward to 2023 and they nearly doubled their total assets to $39.4 million. And what’s e…

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Multiple Display Productivity 3:17

2M ago3:17

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It seems that when I travel to offices these days, it's standard for most desk setups to have two monitors. I think all the desks at Redgate have a docking station and two monitors for people to use. They also convert to standing desks, which is handy. I have a standing desk that I use regularly, and it's nice to have that option when I visit an of…

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063: Kristi Herold - It Pays to PLAY & Building a Winning Workplace Culture 1:08:16

2M ago1:08:16

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Today, I’m chatting with Kristi Herold, a workplace culture expert who has built a multi-million-dollar global organization called JAM. Kristi founded JAM in 1996 and grew it into one of the largest adult recreational sports league providers in the world. When the 2020 pandemic forced sports to pause, Kristi and her team pivoted to helping corporat…

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Are IT Certifications Still Relevant? 2:59

2M ago2:59

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I've got a few certifications and quite a few more that have expired or aren't relevant. Does anyone think Windows NT 4.0 or SQL Server 6.5 matter? If you need help in those areas, ask someone else. Unless you have a crazy budget with a willingness to pay a ridiculous hourly rate. Kamil Nowinski had a recent video discussing why IT certifications a…

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The DBAccountant 3:11

2M ago3:11

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One of the things that I've found with cloud computing services is that the people involved with managing these resources sometimes get asked to become financial accountants. I saw an interesting post from SQL Rod asking about this new task as something all of us might need to consider a part of our job in the modern world. He asks if we are Techou…

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The On-Call Load 3:11

2M ago3:11

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For most of us working in technology, I think we understand that if something is broken we might need to work. Not that we have to, or we need to, but we might need to. Perhaps you feel differently, or your company approaches on-call in another way. If so, let me know today how you deal with staff being on-call. In my career, there are jobs with fo…

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