by Ember Crooks | Aug 17, 2023 | DB2, Featured, mysql
There are many ways to scale databases. One I was less familiar with before my last job is application-level sharding. While there are tools that work on some platforms to help you achieve application-level sharding (like Vitess with MySQL), the core work of this...
by Ember Crooks | Aug 3, 2023 | Featured, snowflake
Disclaimer: this article is only my opinions. I do not represent Snowflake. I realized after writing last week’s article that some people might be like me a few months ago, and not really understand what Snowflake is and how it fits into the database, data, and...
by Ember Crooks | Jul 27, 2023 | Featured, snowflake
Disclaimer: I’ve recently become a Snowflake employee, but this post is speaking of my own personal opinions, and in no way represents Snowflake. I certainly do not speak for the company. I am just a few weeks into learning about Snowflake, and I’m...
by Ember Crooks | Jun 27, 2023 | Ember's Data Science Journey, Featured, snowflake
I am so excited about the new job that I’m starting on July 5th! I’m joining the Field CTO office at Snowflake as a Principal Architect, Data Performance. In this role, I’ll be tackling the thorniest performance issues that clients or potential...
by Ember Crooks | Jun 20, 2023 | Featured
Table spaces are one of the more powerful tools in Db2 that are largely invisible. We used to have to spend a lot more time on table space management. Basics and Terminology Some of the terms here are rarely needed any more, and may not be something you run into every...
by Ember Crooks | Jun 6, 2023 | Featured
There is a part of me that just wants to spill everything about my job search in blog entries and LinkedIn posts. Some of this would be valuable information for readers, and it would certainly be cathartic for me. However, I don’t think it would be in my best...
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