Point-In-Time-Restore using pg_basebackup on PostgreSQL I had a conversation with another DBA about interview questions, and one interview topic that came up was using pg_basebackup to restore a database. I had a horrible realisation that I had not done a…

A new client was experiencing regular issues with its OA Core servers on its EBS 12.2 environment. The issue caused high CPU usage on the OA Core nodes up to 100% and sometimes caused OutOfMemoryError to appear in the logs….

We talk about data science daily and the immense value it can bring an organization when understanding data assets and improving business processes through prediction and measurement. Despite how often we hear about data science, many organizations are still early…

Is your Prometheus performance causing your Grafana experience to suffer? Could you explain which of your tens of Grafana dashboards or users are causing performance problems in Prometheus? Let me show you how we unlocked insight into the performance of…

We have seen awareness and usage of ChatGPT explode. An hour does not go by that someone is not dreaming of the power it brings to consumers of technology and information. With ChatGPT and the broader advancements in the conversational…

Apache Cassandra promises linear scalability and workload distribution, among many other features—and rightly so. However, as with many good things in life, these benefits come with a set of upfront conditions. When the use case aligns with the architectural limitations,…

As we wrap up SXSW 2023, we are celebrating another highly successful year for the event. SXSW is all things digital, consumers, engagement, technology, movies and music. What I really love about SXSW is the diversity. People come together from…

Healthcare is an ever-evolving industry, driven by a continual increase in new technology, new therapeutics, and a growing population. Much of the healthcare community focuses on leveraging data for better treatments, more timely interventions, and effective cost management. Outside influences,…

As the amount of data organizations collects grows, managing that data becomes increasingly complex. That’s where data governance comes in: the process of managing the availability, usability, integrity, and security of the data used in an organization. Snowflake has implemented…

Cloud Armor Coding In the last post, I discussed some of Cloud Armor’s advanced features and how to work around various customized rules. However, this begs the question of how to code for a web-application firewall (WAF) to minimize those…