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…
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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…
Storing Data in the Cloud
In the cloud-era, should you store your corporate data in Cosmos DB on Azure, Cloud Spanner on the Google Cloud…
Database Administration Impacted by the Connected Economy
Before the end of the decade, the number of connected objects is projected to expand greatly. According to several different…
DB Pros Need to Know Cloud Migration
In 1961, Professor John McCarthy was the first to publicly suggest in a speech at the centennial celebration of the…
Does Database or Version Matter?
I’m sure you’ve heard the saying, “Never discuss politics or religion in polite company.” That’s good advice. This blog is…
The Value of Clean Customer Data
We all understand the importance of data. Since the inception of Big Data in the 90s through its breakthrough—via the…
How to Evaluate a DBA Job Offer
As a DBA, it is almost inevitable that you will change jobs several times during your career. When making a…
The Data-Centric Revolution: Data-Centric vs. Application-Centric
Data Centric vs. Software Wasteland Dave MccComb’s new book “Software Wasteland: How the Application-Centric Mindset is Hobbling our Enterprises” has…