The MySQL Toolkit can be found at http://mysqltoolkit.sourceforge.net/. It is coded and maintained by Baron Schwartz (www.xaprb.com). I’ve been using the archiver tool he wrote lately, and wanted to share this tool. In every web environment I’ve worked in, there is data that is collected for analysis and that grows quite rapidly. […]

The first start-up stage I’ve worked within is the prototype phase. Within this phase traffic is not an issue for performance or scale, it’s about functionality. Low traffic and small datasets can hide atrocious code quite easily. The nice thing about this stage is that you should not have to invest […]

My first senior production database role was at an established start-up, Preview Travel, that had just been purchased by a similarly established, but better positioned start-up, Travelocity. Since then, I’ve worked with start-ups in all stages of growth and I’ve seen definite patterns in how database infrastructures are designed, implemented and maintained (or the […]

I’ve been considering starting a blog of my own for quite some time, but I must admit to some hesitancy, primarily due to the quality of technical content already posted online. Finally, I’ve decided to take the plunge, and to focus on the quality I truly bring to my own customers. Yes, I […]