Just a quick note: I’m presenting next Tuesday at the Greenville SSIG. Kind of a last minute deal, I’m still writing the presentation in fact. Details below:
Please register at http://ssig201203.eventbrite.com/ . If you forget to register, and want to come to the meeting, please do.
6:00 – 6:30 Food and Networking Sponsored by FGP
6:30 – 6:45 Announcements
6:45 – 8:15 Stuart R Ainsworth: Agile Database Administration
8:15 – 8:30 Closing remarks and give-a-ways.
Agile Database Administration
Agile development is all the rage, but how do the principles apply to database administrators? This presentation will introduce the basics of the Agile Manifesto, and explain how they can be applied to non-development IT work, such as database administration, maintenance, and support. We’ll cover scrum (one of the most popular development methodologies) and kanban, and identify some of the common struggles with implementing them in an organization. This is an interactive discussion; please bring your tales of success and your horror stories.
Stuart R. Ainsworth is a database architect and a manager of database administration for a financial security company. He’s also a chapter leader for AtlantaMDF (the Atlanta SQL Server User Group), and blogs (infrequently, but hopes to do better) at http://codegumbo.com/.
