*DataPoint* Hurricane #Florence is South of Farmville
Hurricane #Florence has been making its presence known on the eastern shores of the mid-Atlantic region since the wee hours of this morning (13 Sep 2018). In Farmville, Andy is seeing weather that is being pushed by the storm – not the storm itself. Update: Andy blogged about the @AndyWeather weather station and how he uses…
*DataPoint* Preparing to Measure Hurricane #Florence
Stu Ainsworth on Reliability, Disaster Recovery, and Chaos Monkeys
In this episode, Frank and Andy chat with Stu Ainsworth about service reliability in a chaotic world. Links Sponsor: Audible.com – Get a free audio book when you sign up for a free trial! Notable Quotes Postmortem: VSTS 4 September 2018 ([02:00]) Stuart Ainsworth on Twitter: @CodeGumbo ([05:30]) Reliability: Expectations vs. Solutions ([06:00]) “Canada is…
Jake Mannix on Recommendation Systems, Physics, and the Best Answer to Our Questions Yet
In this episode, Frank and Andy talk to Jake Mannix, an accomplished data engineer who has had an amazing career. Links Sponsor: Audible.com – Get a free audio book when you sign up for a free trial! Notable Quotes Frank heartily recommends Head Strong ([00:50]) It takes a lot of time to fly from Farmville…