CONTINUING ED: WFH; DBAs; IT shorthand; micro-demos

Welcome to another Friday afternoon sampling of what we’ve been reading and discussing in the Celigo community.

• RESTful APIs: Tutorial of OpenAPI specification – Amir Lavasani
  A quick look under the hood with yet another passionate argument for standards.
• DBA in Training: So, you want to be a DBA… – Pamela Mooney
  Career path advice for those just starting and those who fell into it (with the scars to prove it). 
• 5 rules for successful test automation – Esther Schindler
  Be prepared, it’s “automation, not automagic. Some tasks inherently require manual testing.”
• The art of brevity: Communication tips for IT professionals, programmers, and developers – R. Dallon Adams
  Concise & useful, once you get past the wordy, redundant title
• Report: More than half of IT teams need improved technology to support remote work – Jakub Lewkowicz
  Includes concerns and solutions for sharing knowledge and improving processes among a distributed workforce.
• CEOs could soon be personally liable for cyberattacks – Sead Fadilpašić
  Beyond hacking and security breaches: cyber-physical system (CPS) attacks have potential for injury and death.

Also, if you haven’t been to the Celigo YouTube channel lately, it’s worth a visit. We’ve been posting new content regularly: technical overviews, customer success stories, and template micro-demos.