Mission-Critical Service Testing Fundamental #1: “Thoroughly Test Your Services” Webinar is now available
May 28, 2013 § 1 Comment
I’m happy to announce that SmartBear has just published the first Webinar of the seven part series that I’m doing on best practices for testing your mission-critical service and APIs. You’ll find it here.
There will be six more of these Webinars in the coming weeks, so if you’re interested in being notified, subscribe to the blog or follow me on Twitter: @RD_Schneider.
Data never really disappears, particularly when it’s supposed to
May 9, 2013 Comments Off on Data never really disappears, particularly when it’s supposed to
If you have a teenage son or daughter, you may be familiar with an app called ‘Snapchat’. Its claim to fame – that is, until earlier today – is that it deletes all messages (text, photo, or otherwise) within a few seconds, thus keeping sensitive information safe from the prying eyes of parents, police, marketers, and all sorts of other nefarious characters.
But lo and behold, as it turns out, Snapchat actually doesn’t delete the data after all. Instead, it’s simply moved to a hidden directory, where with proper time and tooling, it can be recovered. You can read all about it here.
Whether or not you’re prone to sharing too much information, the takeaway from this little debacle is that data never really goes away, especially once a smartphone gets involved – not to mention the cloud. Keep that in mind the next time you’re tempted to use technology to record, say, or write something that you don’t want anyone else to see or hear.
Exploring the Database Forest article is now available
May 2, 2013 Comments Off on Exploring the Database Forest article is now available
SAP asked me to write an article that summarized some of today’s most interesting database trends. Here’s what I cover in the article:
I begin by demonstrating that a ‘one-size-fits-all’ database platform isn’t a good idea given today’s complexities. Next, I describe several of the most intriguing new information management technology categories, followed by an overview of how integrated solutions such as SAP’s Real Time Data Platform can provide a logical, unified approach. Finally, I point out that despite all of the fresh breakthroughs and noteworthy new solutions, transactional databases continue to remain at the heart of the enterprise’s information processing responsibilities. This means that selecting an RDBMS will endure as a vital obligation.
This article also served as the foundation for the recent Webinar that I presented as well. You can view the article here: Exploring the database forest
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