There was no break time browsing list last week, you may have noticed. As we all struggle with coronavirus restrictions, my kids’ nursery was closed for two weeks, adding a little more pressure to our family. With two toddlers to wrangle, there’s not a lot of time or motivation left over for nerding out. I’m right out the gate this week though, with lots of videos covering Python, terraform, and a blog post series in the works, not to mention Data & AI Summit taking place this week! It’s information overload!
Here’s what I’ve been reading and watching this week:
A Python Primer for SQL Server DBAs#
by André Kamman
André’s first YouTube video (I couldn’t believe it!) is a great introduction to Python. As a Python student myself, it’s really refreshing to hear some comparisons to PowerShell (❤) which I’m also more at home with. I’ll be watching Andre’s github repo to see how this tool progresses and I hope I can contribute too, when time allows. Thanks André!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wY1c9Ci7p2U
Data & AI Summit Europe#
A big announcement from Databricks just before the Data & AI Summit was SQL Analytics. Check out the announcement here or catch the keynote video below that talks more about the Data Lakehouse too. I caught a few sessions on Wednesday that have really inspired some ideas that I’ll hopefully get time to blog about in the near future.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9oYosh-AoX0
Infrastructure as Code - An Introduction to Terraform#
by John Martin
John gives a great intro to Terraform and Infrastructure-as-code in general. It’s something I’m coming into contact with more and more recently so John’s user group session is well timed. Thanks John!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8dVL6B_qQo
Craig