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#WDILTW – RTFM, then RTFM again, then improve it
This week I learned two valuable aspects of Terraform I did not know. The first is Terraform State Import . While I use terraform state to list and show state and even remove state, I was unaware you could import from a created AWS resource.
Read more#WDILTW – Functions with options
In the late 1990s I learned MySQL and Java at approximately the same time. How did I teach myself? For MySQL I read the online MySQL manual cover to cover. For Java it was the Java Language Specification or Java Programming Language book, again cover to cover.
Read more#WDILTW – Creating examples can be hard
This week I was evaluating AWS QLDB . Specifically the verifiable history of changes to determine how to simplify present processes that perform auditing via CDC. This is not the first time I have looked at QLDB so there was nothing that new to learn.
Read more#WDILTW – What can I run from my AWS Aurora database
When you work with AWS Aurora you have limited admin privileges. There are some different grants for MySQL including SELECT INTO S3 and LOAD FROM S3 that replace the loss of functionality to SELECT INTO OUTFILE and mysqldump/mysqlimport using a delimited format.
Read more#WDILTW – To use a RDBMS is to use a transaction
I learned this week that 30+ years of Relational Database Management System (RDBMS ) experience still does not prepare yourself for the disappointment of working with organizations that use a RDBMS; MySQL specifically; have a released production product, have dozens to hundreds of developers, team leaders and architects, but do not know the importance of, nor use transactions.
Read more#WDILTW – Debugging failed http requests thru the web of redirects
There are reports that your website is down. You pull up the login page without incident. What’s next? Monitoring is critical. How detailed is this? How frequently are you sampling? The resolution to any issue is only as good as the response to a paged alert.
Read more#WDILTW – AWS RDS Proxy
This week I was evaluating AWS RDS Proxy . If you are familiar with the Relational Database Service (RDS) and use MySQL or Postgres, this is an additional option to consider.
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