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April 28, 2006

A DBA Code of Ethics

Kudos to Stephen Wynkoop at SSWUG for attempting to put together a code of ethics for database administrators.

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Posted by Craig Mullins at 11:56 AM

April 23, 2006

Tales of the Oak Table

An interesting book for database users of all persuasions.

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Posted by Craig Mullins at 12:50 AM

April 17, 2006

The Data Management Oath

A recent blog entry I made here on the idea of having an oath, like the Hippocratic Oath taken by doctors, to be taken by data management professionals has sparked a lot of conversation.

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Posted by Craig Mullins at 2:42 PM

April 14, 2006

You Down With OPD?

Florida exposes its citizens' data to identity thieves.

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Posted by Craig Mullins at 5:16 PM

April 13, 2006

Database Problems Stop People from Voting

Are we really ready to use technology in this way for democratic elections in the USA?

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Posted by Craig Mullins at 2:29 PM

April 12, 2006

Nifty Encryption CD-Rs

A new product that, if used properly, might minimize the impact of breached data...

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Posted by Craig Mullins at 12:51 PM

April 9, 2006

Old, Reliable Tape

Sometimes the answer is not something shiny and new, but something old and reliable, like tape.

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Posted by Craig Mullins at 1:40 PM

April 7, 2006

More Data Breaches and Problems

It sure seems like we have reached the tipping point for data breaches - there are new ones reported almost on a daily basis.

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Posted by Craig Mullins at 4:15 PM

April 4, 2006

If Sun Tzu Coded SQL...

...he might write a book like "The Art of SQL".

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Posted by Craig Mullins at 5:01 PM

April 3, 2006

More Data Driving Improvements to Disk Technology

Each year we are storing more and more data, so it is a good thing that disk drive technology is improving to keep up with that desire. Or is the desire growing because the technology is there to support it?

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Posted by Craig Mullins at 11:53 AM