· 1 min · Django

“PostgreSQL When It’s Not Your Job” at DjangoCon US

You're a Django dev who inherited PostgreSQL duties. Here's what you actually need to know to survive and maybe even thrive.

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· 2 min · AWS

Amazon’s New I/O Offerings

AWS rolls out two new I/O offerings to tackle EBS performance woes, but neither is the silver bullet you might hope for.

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· 1 min · PostgreSQL

pgbadger

pgbadger is a faster, more capable PostgreSQL log analyzer that handles complex logs pgfouine chokes on.

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· 1 min · Django

PostgreSQL When It’s Not Your Job at DjangoCon Europe

PostgreSQL expertise doesn't require it to be your full-time role—learn how to handle databases effectively as a Django developer.

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· 1 min · Tech Biz

A nice, simple rule

When your business model depends on fighting the people you're supposed to serve, something has gone fundamentally wrong.

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· 1 min · Django

Running PostgreSQL on AWS

Your presentation from PGCon 2012 on running PostgreSQL on AWS is now available—no tears required.

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· 2 min · Django

Of Pickups and Tractor-Trailers

PostgreSQL on AWS can be great for many workloads, but high-volume data warehouses with extreme I/O demands hit a hard ceiling: EBS simply doesn't scale to the…

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· 1 min · IOS

Fixing the WWDC

Apple's ticket lottery is broken. The mad scramble to grab WWDC passes in minutes needs a better solution—whether that's a bigger venue, regional events, or…

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· 1 min · Language Issues

Two very cool things.

PHP's design flaws are legendary. See the photographic proof.

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· 1 min · Django

Blah, Blah, Blah, First Half of 2012 Edition

Find me at five conferences this spring and summer, from Ottawa to Florence and Portland.

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