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Understanding the Basic Architecture of Azure Managed Cassandra
I’ve been learning about Azure Managed Cassandra recently, and it’s very different from the usual relational SQL Server database. The documentation and tutorials can seem confusing at first, but once […]
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My First Step in AI-Driven Ops
Automating SQL Server to Jira with Python (Phase 1) I’ve been spending a lot of time thinking about observability and how I can use AI to automate fixing problems, not […]
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Knowledge Hoarding and What Changed My Perspective
Last year, while speaking at PASS about imposter syndrome, another topic that kept coming up in conversations was knowledge hoarding. At the time, I didn’t fully understand it. I’ve always […]
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Is That Index Really Fixing Your ORM Query Performance or Just Adding Costs?
Recently, I thought a database query in a plan was straightforward. It looked innocent until I noticed strange behavior. The deeper I dug, the more I realized many people might […]
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From Reactive DBA to Proactive DBRE, Building Trust Through Reliability
Most DBAs start their careers in a firefighting mindset. I sure did. Systems go down, war rooms are daily, alerts blow up, and dashboards light up like Grandma’s Christmas tree. […]
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Rip Off the Band-Aid When Quick Fixes Cost You More
This morning, I had a bit of an epiphany, and it’s a little embarrassing to admit. For the past month, I’ve been dealing with a slow bathroom drain. Like many […]
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From Skeptic to Believer: How Copilot Can Help Transform Presentation Visuals
Many people seem to think that AI will eventually replace roles like DBA or Database Engineer, but I disagree. Despite everyone being so invested in AI, I’ve been pretty skeptical […]
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Why Women in Tech Should Consider Joining WIT
As a woman in tech, I’ve often found myself as the only female in most of my Computer Science classes in college, so it is no surprise that it’s a […]
