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Kevin Kline

@kekline.bsky.social

Data management SME, author of "SQL in a Nutshell", grandpa to 3, dad to 7, husband to 1, master gardener, indie rock enthusiast. Ex-NASA, DoD, Deloitte, AWS. All opinions are my own.

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Observability Tools Every Technical Writer Should Be Using Explore essential tools and tips for technical writers that streamline documentation, enhance collaboration, and improve content quality.

GenAI is especially good at turning good writers into great writers. Take a look at these tools to enhance your progress. Cheers! =^D

www.solarwinds.com/blog/observa...

04.10.2025 08:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Legal Internship Opportunities Applications are now open for the Spring 2026 Intern Class, with a deadline of November 1. See below for instructions and a link to the application.EFF’s legal internships provide law students with a

We're seeking passionate law students to join EFF’s legal team as interns! Get involved in fighting for free speech, privacy, and innovation. www.eff.org/about/oppor...

24.09.2025 23:04 β€” πŸ‘ 36    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 2

BREAKING NEWS: TYLENOL RESEARCHERS FIND DISTURBING LINK BETWEEN DONALD TRUMP AND JEFFREY EPSTEIN

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This AI-Powered Robot Keeps Going Even if You Attack It With a Chainsaw A single AI model trained to control numerous robotic bodies can operate unfamiliar hardware and adapt eerily well to serious injuries.

A single AI model trained to control numerous robotic bodies can operate unfamiliar hardware and adapt eerily well to serious injuries.

24.09.2025 18:05 β€” πŸ‘ 50    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 9

What a weird-ass Rapture. Only the Constitution disappeared.

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A computer keyboard with the left shift key replaced with a key which says "security".

A computer keyboard with the left shift key replaced with a key which says "security".

https://bit.ly/3ZGmifd SQL Server: Security for Developers

Join the 9k+ people who have learned how to better #secure their #databases in #SQL #Server.

#LinkedIn #Learing #IT

24.09.2025 16:46 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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OpenAI to Z Challenge Use OpenAI o3/o4 mini and GPT 4.1 models to help identify possibly hidden archeological sites

Read all about the 200+ #Kaggle #OpenAI to Z hackathon entries and see how they explored complex challenges using #OpenData and AI models - www.kaggle.com/competitions...

24.09.2025 16:36 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Congressional App Challenge The Congressional App Challenge is designed to engage student creativity and encourage their participation in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education fields. This nationwide event…

Teams of 1-4 middle and high school students are invited to build a cool app in the www.congressionalappchallenge.us! Help make our world a better place!

IT professionals are also invited to serve as volunteer judges.

#AppDev #STEM

18.09.2025 08:22 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
This New Algorithm for Sorting Books or Files Is Close to Perfection The library sorting problem is used across computer science for organizing far more than just books. A new solution is less than a page-width away from the theoretical ideal.

Worth the read for #data people - This New Algorithm for Sorting Books or Files Is Close to Perfection buff.ly/3w1ey0v

17.09.2025 21:42 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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State of the DBA in 2025 Join us to learn more about the world of database administration from the top experts in the field.

Hey IT friends, join me on 9/11 for my webinar, "The Role of the DBA in 2025: Changes, Challenges, and Opportunities," discussing the impact of cloud services, automation, and GenAI.

The session will be recorded. Register here: www.mssqltips.com/webcast/stat...

09.09.2025 16:11 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I just posted a short video about SSIS Framework Manager (bsky.app/profile/andy...), software I've dreamed about building for, well, for a long time now. I'm excited to reach this milestone! :{>

09.09.2025 15:55 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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BigQuery AI - Building the Future of Data Build AI solutions with BigQuery

Check out Kaggle's newest Data & Analytics challenge with $100k in prizes! Use @BigQueryAI, #OpenData, and the newest #GenAI features from @Google to build a real-world app. Gather your team and go for gold! #SQL #Database

www.kaggle.com/competitions...

28.08.2025 14:55 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Succeeding with Modern Data Applications Data apps - from in-product dashboards to recommendation engines - are essential for driving data- informed decisions across organizations.

Thursday, 2 PM ET - Join me and other data management experts as we highlight key technologies, tools, and best practices for building modern data apps. @DBTAmag @Informatica @Couchbase @CrateDB #DBA #Database
www.dbta.com/Webinars/224...

27.08.2025 20:38 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
BTC Articles Barrow & Thompkins Connexion Ltd Suite2, 157 Station Road East Oxted, RH8 0QE. Tel: +44 (0) 1689 616 000

Tech Evangelist Sascha Giese at SolarWinds explains how #cybersecurity leaders are rethinking operational resilience in the age of cloud-native infrastructure and AI-driven threats.

27.08.2025 20:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Bank forced to rehire workers after lying about chatbot productivity, union says Australia’s biggest bank regrets messy rush to replace staff with chatbots.

While Australia's biggest bank claimed that its recently added chatbots justified the elimination of dozens of employees, the AI use only ended up creating a scramble behind the scenes.

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Back injury for me. It's not as fun getting older as I thought it'd be. πŸ˜„

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Who else knows what I'm talking about? πŸ˜†

21.08.2025 16:53 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Me too! And even worse for me is that I get worse at sleeping as I get older. Some nights a pain or ache wakes me and I think "If only I could take off my left/right arm for a couple hours." πŸ˜†

21.08.2025 16:51 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

A good thread to review discussing the failings and successes of Claude Code and, broadly, AI coding

12.08.2025 18:03 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Data Saturday Chicago 2026: Call for Speakers Data Saturday Chicago is a community event for anyone interested in the Microsoft Data Platform. This event is for the data community, by the communit...

Data Saturday Chicago 2026 call for speakers is now open! Would you like to present a session? Submit your abstracts now!

sessionize.com/data-saturda...

11.08.2025 14:56 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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IT Trends Report 2025 | SolarWinds

Nearly 90% of IT leaders believe their organizations are resilient, with 1/3rd calling themselves β€œvery resilient.” But there's a strategic disconnect. Read - 5 Things We Learned From the IT Trends Report 2025 at www.solarwinds.com/campaign/it-...

#ITTrends2025 #OperationalResilience #ITLeadership

12.08.2025 14:06 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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IT Trends Report 2025 | SolarWinds

New data shows most teams think they’ve nailed their tech stack. Yet many still grapple with disconnected tools, siloed data, and reactive workflows. Tooling alone doesn’t equal resilience.

Read more www.solarwinds.com/campaign/it-...

#ITTrends2025 #OperationalResilience #ThoughtLeadership

08.08.2025 10:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Interview with Senior DevOps engineer 2025
YouTube video by Kai Lentit Interview with Senior DevOps engineer 2025

IT people who build apps, IYKYK. And this video has so many funny and quotable lines. It's 6min long, but worth it. =^D

www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXPp...

#cloudcomputing #devops

05.08.2025 15:48 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Revisiting Cloud: Nuances of On-Prem Repatriation Many businesses are rethinking cloud-first strategies, repatriating workloads on-prem for better cost, control, and performance in AI-driven hybrid IT world.

Learn in this article by Sascha Giese, Global Tech Evangelist at SolarWinds, about on-prem #repatriation and why organizations are reassessing whether all workloads belong in the cloud or should come back on-prem.

05.08.2025 08:42 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Volunteer Introduction Thank you for your interest in volunteering with PgUS! Please complete the requested fields, and we'll be in touch soon! For Committee roles, please note the following: *Each Committee meets once per…

PgUS is looking for volunteers! We have jobs both large and small so even if you only have a little time to give, we’d love to hear from you!

bit.ly/pgusvolunteer

#PostgreSQL #postgres #volunteer

04.08.2025 13:36 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Humble Tech Book Bundle: SQL and Databases by O'Reilly Level up your programming skills and more with the all-new SQL and Databases Bundle by O’Reilly. Create new avenues for your future with programming!

Humblebundle with an O'Reilly dump of all things SQL and a bit of databases thrown in for good measure. Fun project would be building a rag agent over this content. (Offered just to drive @prietschka.bsky.social crazy!) #databs

04.08.2025 13:41 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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The UK’s approach to introducing tech in education is a lesson in inclusive AI The Government’s AI Opportunities Action Plan has highlighted the importance of improving public services with the support of artificial intelligence

In this article, Sascha Giese, my fellow Tech Evangelist at SolarWinds, shares his thoughts on why inclusive #AI must go hand in hand with advances in technology and align with guiding principles on bias, transparency and inclusivity.

04.08.2025 08:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A Step-by-Step Guide to Achieving Operational Resilience Improve your digital operational resilience and make sure you are following guidelines that help you achieve accuracy.

Downtime rarely comes at a good time. But true resilience means responding, adapting, and tenacity when things go wrong. Read our newest step-by-step guide to building stronger, more resilient IT operations.

#SolarWinds #OperationalResilience

www.solarwinds.com/blog/a-step-...

01.08.2025 15:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

In this article, Abhijit Banerjee, Managing Director India and SAARC at SolarWinds, shares his views on how much impact automation can make on IT Service Management (ITSM) to ease the burden on hard-pressed #ITSM teams.

cxotoday.com/story/how-it...

01.08.2025 15:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

There is no more obvious indicator that we're in a fascist dictatorship than Colbert being canceled. This is the canary in the coal mine and if you're not paying attention you deserve the camps.

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please call your rep and tell them trans kids shouldn't die

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