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March 31, 2005
General Thoughts of the Week
I just wanted to use this blog entry to list out some general thoughts I've had this past week. I'll blog a general interest entry like this every now and then.Read more.
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Posted by Craig Mullins at 3:41 PM
March 28, 2005
Are DBAs Dummies?
Are DBAs hyper-skilled technicians able to handle multiple tasks while keeping the company's database systems up-and-running at the same time? Or are they dummies?Read more.
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Posted by Craig Mullins at 2:24 PM
March 23, 2005
Classic Computer Books
Every IT professional should have a library of the classics in their field. This blog entry offers a short list of books that belong on every computer professional's book shelf.Read more.
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Posted by Craig Mullins at 9:56 AM
March 21, 2005
Oracle is at it Again
Once again, Oracle is fighting an acquisition battle. No, this is not old news. I am not talking about the gargantuan battle for PeopleSoft that Oracle waged for over a year. This time Oracle is fighting it out with SAP for the right to buy another application software vendor, Retek.Read more.
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Posted by Craig Mullins at 12:30 PM
March 18, 2005
Thoughts on Data Quality
Data quality is an elusive goal. The more we try to keep accurate records in database systems, the more it seems that at least some of that data is just plain wrong. Why is this so?Read more.
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Posted by Craig Mullins at 4:19 PM
March 11, 2005
Data, Data, Everywhere
Data is expanding rapidly in today's corporations, but we are also expanding our personal use of data.Read more.
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Posted by Craig Mullins at 4:22 PM
March 7, 2005
Planning for IDUG
I spent this past weekend in Chicago participating in the North American Conference Planning Committee meetings for the upcoming IDUG conference in May 2005. And it looks like it is going to be a good one. If you are a DB2 (or Informix) user, read more to hear why you should attend this year's IDUG North American conference in Denver.Read more.
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Posted by Craig Mullins at 12:12 PM
March 1, 2005
SHARE is 50 Years Old
I am writing this blog entry from the SHARE conference in Anaheim, CA. It is amazing to think about it, but this conference is celebrating its 50th anniversary. That is an amazing lifespan for a technology event.Read more.
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