Introduction to Blockchain for DBAs
Blockchain is a distributed, shared, permissioned ledger for recording transactions with consensus, provenance, immutability, and finality. It is the technology…
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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 RDBMS is Dead
If you suspected the title of this blog is click-bait, then you would be correct. But bear with me anyway…
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…
Don’t Neglect Database Performance
One of the most time-consuming aspects of being a DBA is assuring the performance of database systems and applications. A…
Autonomics to Modernize DB Administration
There is a clear trend to automate and enable computerized tasks to streamline and optimize administrative and maintenance tasks. Many…
Understand Relational to Understand the Secrets of Data
I don’t like talking about the relational theory of data. It is absolutely fundamental to any deep understanding of data,…
The Curious Case of Modern Consistency
In this article, Dan Skatov tells us that recent movement in the market is not a back-to-basics but rather a…
What are NoSQL Databases?
What is NoSQL? I bet you guessed that it doesn’t use SQL, right? It is sort of right there in…