Business Rules – February 2009
Data professionals are prone to equating “integrity constraint” with “business rule.” Are they the same? Probing deeper, it’s generally accepted…
Data Education
The Requirements Bill of Materials: A Walkthrough
Bill Lewis describes a model for application requirements based on a bill-of-materials metamodel.
The Last Lecture from Randy Pausch
This is a complete review of the book The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch. This review is written by the…
Governance for Taxonomic Reference Data
Reference data is the Rodney Dangerfield of the data world – it gets no respect. However, it is feared. Malcolm…
The Database Report – January 2009
Craig Mullins reviews the DBMS marketplace during the fourth quarter of 2008.
The Data Modeling Addict – January 2009
When playing the role of analyst, architect or modeler, it is important to distinguish structured data from unstructured data because…
Agile: The Good News, The Bad News
Larry Burns describes Agile Development and discusses the positive advantages of this approach to application development.
Grids in Data Warehousing
This article discusses how IT organizations face challenges when data volume explodes and how grid technology has proven to be…
Unwired Tap – January 2009
Bob Dominko looks at what we can expect in 2009 for the wireless and digital industries.
5 Hiring Habits of Successful CIOs
This article provides advice for recruiting IT professionals.