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FOSS4G North America (FOSS4GNA) wrapped up yesterday, closing out with another thought-provoking keynote by Paul Ramsey. Paul’s talks on the “economics of open source” have evolved over the years and, while this talk certainly discussed such economics, it was so much more. Paul is one of the best speakers you will see and his talks … Continue reading Initial Thoughts on FOSS4G North America
Technical Controls - The security controls (i.e., safeguards or countermeasures) for an information system that are primarily implemented and executed by the information system through mechanisms contained in the hardware, software, or firmware components of the system. Organizational Controls - The security controls (i.e., safeguards or countermeasures) for an information system that primarily are implemented … Continue reading Balancing Organizational Controls and Technical Controls in Data
At the time of my last post, there were a few outstanding issues that I wanted to address in the code of pg_webhooks. I've addressed three of them this week. There wasn't actually a route to unsubscribe from a channel, so I added that shortly after the initial release. Another key shortcoming was that the … Continue reading A Few Updates to pg_webhooks
Today was my last day at Fulcrum. Two days before Thanksgiving, I was informed that my position was being eliminated as of December 31, 2022. I start the new year on severance. The past five weeks have been a mixture of emotions that can be summed up as "strange." The first week or so was … Continue reading Mission Accomplished
I've had plenty of opportunity to tell my "story" lately. After my initial post that my current position is ending, there has been a pleasantly surprising amount of interest and activity. Others have told me that I shouldn't be surprised, but I feel like I've been fairly heads-down the past six years so it was … Continue reading Organizational Muscle Memory