Monday 6th February 2023 sees the start of National Apprenticeship Week in the UK, giving me an opportunity to write about my apprenticeship learning. My Previous Apprenticeships When I left high school (quite some time ago now) I didn’t really know what I wanted to do and although I was academic, I felt that I wanted … Continue reading National Apprenticeship Week 2023
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SQL vs NoSQL (Notes)
A quick overview of the differences between SQL and NoSQL. SQL Structured Query Language (SQL) is used for relational databases, which are table based. For example, an column in table A (e.g. User_ID) may have a relation with a column in table B (e.g. Order_Ref) and table B may have a relation to a column … Continue reading SQL vs NoSQL (Notes)
Data, Data Lakes and Data Warehouses (Notes)
Continuing on from my post looking at Data Architecture / Data Modelling, I am now going to look at data, data lakes and data warehouses by turning my notes into this blog post. Data Data can include emails, phone calls, financial transactions, sensor readings, metrics, logs, pretty much everything. When referring to corporate data, it … Continue reading Data, Data Lakes and Data Warehouses (Notes)
Data Architecture, Data Modelling and Data Processing (Notes)
Data Architecture (DA) Most organisations / companies have enterprise architecture which describes how a computer network (with storage, servers, switches, routers etc.) is laid out. Data architecture is very similar in that it shows the models, rules, standards, and policies that are used in the collection, storage, and use of data in an organisation / … Continue reading Data Architecture, Data Modelling and Data Processing (Notes)
Personal Update – April 2022
It's been a while since my last personal update (October 2021) so I think it's about time for one. Degree Apprenticeship Over the autumn I completed the module around Cloud Solutions and Architectures. I've been a cloud user for a years now, with experience of a few cloud environments and a few different ways to … Continue reading Personal Update – April 2022
Storing Data In The Cloud
The cloud offers many services for storing data which can be a double edged sword. In this blog post I am looking at some of the considerations that should be looked at before any data is moved into a cloud environment. Know Your Data The amount of data that you have may be staggering as … Continue reading Storing Data In The Cloud
Personal Update, Django and MVC / MTV
Last autumn (2020) I started a university degree apprenticeship to make up for that fact that I don't currently have a degree and that I enjoy learning a lot more now than I did in my late teens/early 20s. One of the modules I'm undertaking is Web Application Development, which I'm going to expand on … Continue reading Personal Update, Django and MVC / MTV
30 Day Coding Challenge & Personal Update 2020
I live in a part of the UK that has been under restrictions since March (with a few unrestricted weeks at the beginning of Summer) due to Coronavirus. When October kicked in my mood went a little bit bleaker as the light summer months had been and gone, darker days where setting in and sadly … Continue reading 30 Day Coding Challenge & Personal Update 2020
def September()
Wow, what a week. I completed the Object Oriented Program (Python) course via FutureLearn; available here: https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/object-oriented-principles . It should be done over 4 weeks but I really got into creating the text based adventure game and figuring out how to generate enemies/items in rooms. This weekend I attended my first Raspberry Pi Jam with … Continue reading def September()
Summer Break – Powershell
Sorry it has been a while since I last posted. The final Code Club went really well and over the course of our initial coding term (6 weeks) we only last 1 pupil, which was in the final week due to illness. I cannot wait for September for the club to start a new term. … Continue reading Summer Break – Powershell
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