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Use Barman to back up PostgreSQL on an Azure VM to Azure Blob storage
In a previous post, I created a Barman backup script to back up PostgreSQL running in an VM to AWS S3. If you host your PostgreSQL server in Azure, this can get expensive quickly because you pay egress bandwidth fees to Microsoft. In this article, i’ll show you how to use Azure Blob storage instead.…
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How to restore backups of PostgreSQL from S3 using Barman and barman-cloud-backup
In my previous post, I showed how to automate backups of a PostgreSQL database to S3 using Barman and barman-cloud-backup. Step 1: verify hardware architecture and PostgreSQL version For a successful restore, Barman requires that the hardware architecture and PostgreSQL version are both identical. You can verify these with some simple terminal commands: Run these…
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From RICE to ICE: which framework for your project?
I’ve previously explained the RICE and ICE techniques for prioritisation. Both techniques are frameworks used to evaluate and rank projects or tasks based on their potential impact, feasibility, and difficulty. However, I wanted to highlight the two key differences between them to help you chose the right tool for your project. The ICE technique (Impact,…
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Ice, Ice Baby: Chill Out and Prioritise with the ICE Technique
Yesterday, i talked about the RICE technique for prioritisation. Today, i want to introduce ICE technique, another prioritisation framework used to evaluate and prioritise tasks or projects based on three factors: Impact, Confidence, and Ease. Tomorrow, i’ll compare them both. To use the ICE technique, each item is assigned a score out of 10 for…
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You want RICE with that?
Imagine that you are a product manager at a software company, and you have three potential features to prioritise for the next development cycle. How do you pick between them? There are many ways, but one i recently learned about is the RICE model – a prioritisation framework used by product managers, teams, and organisations…
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Are you A senior developer, or THE lead developer
In our world, we organise in Pods – an autonomous group of 6-9 people with all the skills needed to solve a problem. Multiple Pods form a Team. Within a Pod, there can be multiple Senior Developers, but only a single Lead Developer. They have different and overlapping responsibilities and accountabilities. Every project must have exactly one Lead Developer, and…