DB2 and Nulls are Much Ado About Nothing
A null represents missing or unknown information at the column level. A null is not the same as 0 (zero)…
Craig Mullins
DBA Success Requires More Than Tech Ability
There is no denying that database administration requires a bevy of technical know-how. The DBA is the information technician responsible…
Differences Between Data Lake and Data Warehouses
Data lake is a newer IT term created for a new category of data store. But just what is a…
None Shall Pass! Are Your Database Standards Too Rigid?
Rigidly adhering to a standard, any standard, without being reasonable and using your ability to think through changing situations and circumstances…
The Changing Database Landscape
When you’ve been involved in data management for as long as I have, things are definitely bound to change. And…
Data Gravity and Cloud Computing
Cloud computing is growing rapidly as a deployment platform for IT infrastructure because it can offer significant benefits. But cloud…
The Lifecycle of Data
Most data is not static. No, data has a life in which it changes, is used for perhaps multiple purposes,…
Expanding Role of Data Governance, Metadata Management, and Data Quality
Ensuring data quality is an important aspect of data management and these days, DBAs are increasingly being called upon to…
Everything is Big Data
The term “big data” has been bandied about for a number of years now, and it has gotten to the…
The Mainframe is a Modern Platform
Mainframes continue to excel at traditional tasks such as high-speed transaction processing and running large batch workloads. Mainframes also can…