DBAKevlar – Making Technology Bulletproof

I know, I’m back down this rabbit hole again…
As I’ve stated in other blog posts, I’m fascinated by similarities and differences in database platforms and when it comes to performance data, no two platforms are more similar, while being completely different than Oracle and PostgreSQL.  No matter...

So to finish up my look back in 2025, I’ll dig into what I did outside of speaking and writing as my role as Advocate at Redgate.
Advocacy, Mentorship, and Community Engagement
While speaking and writing, 2025 reaffirmed the importance of advocacy and mentorship. I continued to support professionals navigating career transitions, offered guidance on neurodiversity and sustainability in tech, and contributed to inclusive, community...

It’s been a crazy 2025 where I focused on depth over noise, sharing insights on long-term experience and real-world problems. After digging into the post, I ended up breaking this up into two posts to give proper credit to all that happened in 2025....

Collaboration has always been one of the hardest parts of my career, and not because people are incapable or unwilling, but more often due to conditions make good collaboration difficult for those challenged with neurodiversity.
Remote work, distributed teams, time zones, conflicting priorities, overloaded calendars, along with , personality mismatches, unconscious bias, power dynamics, and differing communication styles all get in the way. Even when everyone has good intent...