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Database Performance, Explained

Practical notes on query planning, indexing, schema tradeoffs, and the real reasons things get slow. Expect readable breakdowns, reproducible examples, and performance work that respects constraints—latency, cost, and operational sanity.

Operations, Tooling, and SQL

Hands-on posts about migrations, backups, observability, and day-two operations—plus the scripts, SQL patterns, and small tools that make systems easier to run. Minimal fluff, maximum usefulness for working engineers.

Field Notes for Data Teams

Short essays and updates from the day-to-day of data engineering: decision memos, incident lessons, and how teams communicate about reliability. Less trend-chasing, more durable ideas you can apply in a real stack.

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