What is a Database Administrator and What Do They Do All Day?

A DBA is a technician skilled in SQL and very large databases who is responsible for managing database software, backup and recovery processes, data security, and storage and capacity planning. Continue reading What is a Database Administrator and What Do They Do All Day?

How to Become a Data Scientist in 2023: A Cheat Sheet

Becoming a data scientist often involves getting a degree or certification and learning skills in cloud computing, statistics and probability, and database management among others. Continue reading How to Become a Data Scientist in 2023: A Cheat Sheet

Bricking Your 3D Printer, In a Good Way

In our vernacular, bricking something is almost never good. It implies that something has gone very wrong indeed, and that your once-useful and likely expensive widget is now about as useful as a brick. Given their importance to civilization, that seems somewhat unfair to bricks, but it gets the point …read more

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