The thing that drew me to work in the tech industry was the perpetual learning. Easily bored, it is the perfect vehicle for my thirst for knowledge, analytical proclivities, problem solving skills, and creativity. As I re-entered the job market it has also been a learning experience. Things have obviously changed in the past 10 …
Author: William Wood
Director of Database Architecture for a small private SaaS software company in the Saint Louis area.
Data Security, Audits, and MariaDB
There are many security layers above that of the database, from a security standpoint, however one cannot rely on the other layers alone when it comes to protecting sensitive data. In my book, Migrating to MariaDB, I go into detail on this, specifically in regards to evaluating a potential database solution for deployment in a …
Interesting Job Market
As I have forayed into the job market over the past couple weeks it seems a little like I have entered a strange dimension...to quote Mr. Serling: "a dimension of sound, a dimension of sight, a dimension of mind. You're moving into a land of both shadow and substance, of things and ideas. You've just …
MariaDB Webinar: Migrating from Oracle
There will be an upcoming webinar on August 15th geared towards anyone targeting a focus on migrating from Oracle to MariaDB. Manjot Singh of MariaDB will be doing the heavy lifting for this webinar, however I will be helping out a bit as a real world example of making it happen. The times will be: …
The Shape of Things
Approximately 1.5 years ago I began a bit of an undertaking in regards to getting into shape, other than a pear shape. When I was younger, this was not much of an issue as I was very active with some decent genetics and worked in construction, but then the interest in technology hit. Going to …
The Next Challenge
I was recently asked what I was looking to do in my career after leaving my previous position as Director of Database Architecture and some time later the answer still remains the same, I don't know. It is really a hard question to answer. I am going to start off by broadening my horizons from …
Management Philosophy
Moving in a different direction for this blog post as I put my own managerial philosophies on the table. Having been a manager in different capacities, lastly as a member of an Executive Management Team, there are a few things that have been gleamed over the years. I will not say that I am the …
