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October 27, 2005
Searching Piles of Mainframe Data
Google for the mainframe? Seems like it is imminent...Read more.
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Posted by Craig Mullins at 10:54 AM
October 26, 2005
InfoWorld on Metadata
Just a quick pointer to a recent article on metadata...Read more.
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Posted by Craig Mullins at 1:19 AM
October 25, 2005
Gartner: Are Databases Dead? DBAs to Follow?
At the recent Gartner Symposium in Orlando, FL, two Gartner analysts posited the theory that databases are dead... wonder what I think of that?Read more.
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Posted by Craig Mullins at 5:39 PM
Big "R" Repository?
There was a day, oh so long ago, when data management professionals believed in that big repository of all corporate metadata...Read more.
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Posted by Craig Mullins at 11:58 AM
October 24, 2005
Challenges to Managing Metadata
In this posting, as we continue to investigate the rebirth of metadata management, we examine some of the challenges of successful metadata management.Read more.
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Posted by Craig Mullins at 4:00 PM
October 21, 2005
Database Fundamentals
Most of the readers of this blog probably think that they understand the basic concepts and fundamentals of database technology. However, some who think they understand the basics might actually have less of a firm grip on the topic than they think. So let's take a short diversion to review some of the fundamentals of database management systems.Read more.
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Posted by Craig Mullins at 3:37 PM
October 13, 2005
Modeling Enhances Metadata Management
If there is indeed to be a resurgence in metadata management, appropriate procedures and solutions will need to be put in place to bring order to the chaos that is corporate data.Read more.
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Posted by Craig Mullins at 4:55 PM
October 12, 2005
A.N.A.R.C.H.Y.
In today's blog entry I republish an article on acronyms that I wrote several years ago. It is titled, A.N.A.R.C.H.Y. (or Another Nasty Acronym Resolves to Confound and Hound You), and it has been one of the more popular items I've written over the years. Hope you enjoy it...Read more.
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Posted by Craig Mullins at 3:29 PM
October 10, 2005
DBA Salaries: What Do You Earn?
DBA salaries are assumed to be among the highest in IT. Is that accurate? Is it fair? What's the deal?Read more.
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Posted by Craig Mullins at 10:21 AM
October 5, 2005
Bad Standards: #5--"None Shall Pass"
Rigidly adhering to a standard without being reasonable is itself, a bad standard.Read more.
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Posted by Craig Mullins at 6:25 PM
October 3, 2005
Bad Standards: #4--Data Duplication
In this case, the bad standard is that there is no formal standard.Read more.
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Posted by Craig Mullins at 5:44 PM
