Episodes

  • "Rabbit, Rabbit!" - Podcast Ep 12 - Embracing AI in DataOps
    Apr 1 2022

    "Rabbit, Rabbit!" - a superstition found in Britain and North America wherein a person says or repeats the words "rabbit", "rabbits" and/or "white rabbits" aloud upon waking on the first day of a month, to ensure good luck for the rest of it.

    Delivered on the first day of the month, this podcast series dives into various Database Performance topics. Enjoy!

    RR Episode 12 - Embracing AI in DataOps

    Digital Transformation is happening before our eyes. In this Episode, Quest Senior Consultants, Dave Orlandi and Amit Parikh, talk about leveraging AI in DataOps.

    Into the Rabbit Hole (related resources) –

    https://www.fierceelectronics.com/electronics/memory-key-to-future-ai-and-ml-performance

    https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/the-machine-learning-future-is-now%3A-how-ai-is-disrupting-entire-industries

    https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/insights/focus/cognitive-technologies/state-of-ai-and-intelligent-automation-in-business-survey.html

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    15 mins
  • "Rabbit, Rabbit!" - Podcast Ep 11 - The "Precious" Discovery
    Mar 1 2022

    "Rabbit, Rabbit!" - a superstition found in Britain and North America wherein a person says or repeats the words "rabbit", "rabbits" and/or "white rabbits" aloud upon waking on the first day of a month, to ensure good luck for the rest of it.

    Delivered on the first day of the month, this podcast series dives into various Database Performance topics. Enjoy!

    RR Episode 11 – The “Precious” Discovery

    In this Episode, Quest Senior Consultants, Dave Orlandi and Amit Parikh, chat with fellow Quest consultant, Ben Boise, about the critical components of a Discovery conversation with prospects.

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    15 mins
  • "Rabbit, Rabbit!" - Podcast Ep 10 - Wait, Backup! Can You Recover?
    Feb 1 2022

    "Rabbit, Rabbit!" - a superstition found in Britain and North America wherein a person says or repeats the words "rabbit", "rabbits" and/or "white rabbits" aloud upon waking on the first day of a month, to ensure good luck for the rest of it.

    Delivered on the first day of the month, this podcast series dives into various Database Performance topics. Enjoy!

    RR Episode 10 – Wait, Backup! Can You Recover?

    In this Episode, Quest Senior Consultants, Dave Orlandi and Amit Parikh, suggest we “back up” and consider the viability of our SQL Server database restores.

    Into the Rabbit Hole (related resources) –

    https://www.quest.com/community/blogs/b/performance-monitoring/posts/the-object-of-my-affection-litespeed-s-object-level-recovery

    https://www.brentozar.com/archive/2012/10/whos-testing-your-restores-no-really-whos-testing-your-restores/

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    13 mins
  • "Rabbit, Rabbit!" - Podcast Ep 09 - Mold Your Replication Strategy With Clay
    Dec 29 2021

    "Rabbit, Rabbit!" - a superstition found in Britain and North America wherein a person says or repeats the words "rabbit", "rabbits" and/or "white rabbits" aloud upon waking on the first day of a month, to ensure good luck for the rest of it.

    Delivered on the first day of the month, this podcast series dives into various Database Performance topics. Enjoy!

    RR Episode 09 Mold Your Replication Strategy with Clay

    In this Episode, Quest Senior Consultants, Dave Orlandi and Amit Parikh, ring in the new year with fellow colleague Clay Jackson, and discuss various ways that a solid data replication strategy can improve data operations allowing DBAs more time to focus on what the business truly values, the content of the data.

    It's an episode you will not want to miss. "Ignore it at your peril!"

    Topics include:
    11:46 Near-Instantaneous Failover
    13:16 Database Replication Defined
    14:30 Offloading Reporting
    17:29 Migrations, Upgrades, and Patches with Near-Zero Downtime and Failback Ability
    21:12 Automation and DBA focus on the content of the data

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    23 mins
  • "Rabbit, Rabbit!" - Podcast Ep 08 - The Grateful Data, Live And On Tour
    Dec 1 2021

    “Rabbit, Rabbit!" - a superstition found in Britain and North America wherein a person says or repeats the words "rabbit", "rabbits" and/or "white rabbits" aloud upon waking on the first day of a month, to ensure good luck for the rest of it.

    Delivered on the first day of the month, this podcast series dives into various Database Performance topics. Enjoy!

    RR Episode 08 – The Grateful Data, Live and on Tour

    In this Episode, Quest Senior Consultants, Dave Orlandi and Amit Parikh, share their gratitude for being part of the ever-evolving data landscape.

    Into the Rabbit Hole (related resources) –

    Data Mesh: A New Paradigm for Data Management by Dave Vellante referencing the works of author and technologist, Zhamak Dehghani.

    https://siliconangle.com/2021/10/27/data-mesh-new-paradigm-data-management/

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    11 mins
  • "Rabbit, Rabbit!" - Podcast Ep 07 - Is Data Democratization the Key to the Treasure?
    Oct 27 2021

    "Rabbit, Rabbit!" - a superstition found in Britain and North America wherein a person says or repeats the words "rabbit", "rabbits" and/or "white rabbits" aloud upon waking on the first day of a month, to ensure good luck for the rest of it.

    Delivered on the first day of the month, this podcast series dives into various Database Performance topics. Enjoy!

    RR Episode 07 – Is Data Democratization the Key to the Treasure?

    In this Episode, Quest Senior Consultants, Dave Orlandi and Amit Parikh, have a conversation with colleague Albert Rodriguez about reducing the time-to-value of data and the importance of Data Democratization.

    Into the Rabbit Hole (related resources) –

    Bernard Marr –
    https://business.adobe.com/resources/data-democratization-is-crucial-to-your-business.html

    John Pocknell –
    https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6856932736838586369/?updateEntityUrn=urn%3Ali%3Afs_feedUpdate%3A%28V2%2Curn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6856932736838586369%29

    Mat Phan -
    https://www.quest.com/video/des21-enabling-the-democratization-of-data8149063/

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    9 mins
  • "Rabbit, Rabbit!" - Podcast Ep 06 - POCs - Are You Positioned for Business Value?
    Sep 27 2021

    "Rabbit, Rabbit!" - a superstition found in Britain and North America wherein a person says or repeats the words "rabbit", "rabbits" and/or "white rabbits" aloud upon waking on the first day of a month, to ensure good luck for the rest of it.

    Delivered on the first day of the month, this podcast series dives into various Database Performance topics. Enjoy!

    RR Episode 06 - POCs - Are You Positioned for Business Value?

    In this Episode, Quest Senior Consultants, Dave Orlandi and Amit Parikh, discuss the most important elements of a POC and how vendors and customers alike can best position themselves for business value.

    Into the Rabbit Hole (related resources) -

    A Leadership Vision of Data-Driven Enterprises | Ep. 1 | Accelerate: A NoSQL Original Series - https://youtu.be/TBRMAg4TC94

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    9 mins
  • "Rabbit, Rabbit!" - Podcast Ep 05 - Performance Monitoring - Build or Buy?
    Aug 25 2021

    "Rabbit, Rabbit!" - a superstition found in Britain and North America wherein a person says or repeats the words "rabbit", "rabbits" and/or "white rabbits" aloud upon waking on the first day of a month, to ensure good luck for the rest of it.

    Delivered on the first day of the month, this podcast series dives into various Database Performance topics. Enjoy!

    RR Episode 05 - Performance Monitoring Build or Buy?

    In this Episode, Quest Senior Consultants, Dave Orlandi and Amit Parikh, discuss the considerations and advantages for "build vs buy" scenarios relative to a best-fit Performance Monitoring solution.

    Into the Rabbit Hole (related resources) -

    https://www.quest.com/community/blogs/b/performance-monitoring/posts/monitoring-strategy-considerations

    https://blog.capterra.com/build-or-buy-software/

    https://medium.com/adobetech/when-to-build-vs-buy-enterprise-platform-risks-benefits-and-considerations-fea358449b30

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    8 mins