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May 26, 2006

Oracle Singing "King of the Hill, Top of the Heap!"

Both IDC and Gartner have released their annual DBMS market share reports, and Oracle, once again, is the DBMS King.

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Posted by Craig Mullins at 12:21 AM

May 25, 2006

Recommended SQL Books

I get a lot of questions asking about the computer reference books I prefer. One of the regular topics is SQL, so here are my current favorites.

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Posted by Craig Mullins at 12:28 AM

May 22, 2006

More Data Stolen

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Posted by Craig Mullins at 7:32 PM

May 18, 2006

As Our Privacy Swirls Down the Drain...

Unless we (that is the collective we, folks, meaning every last one of us) do something about it, we will have zero expectation of any privacy anywhere in our lives.

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Posted by Craig Mullins at 11:58 AM

May 17, 2006

IBM Redbooks

Many of my readers are probably aware of IBM redbooks, but for those who are not, here is a quick introduction to a valuable free technical resource.

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Posted by Craig Mullins at 11:54 PM

May 13, 2006

Database Fundamentals

Although most of the readers of this blog should understand the basic concepts and fundamentals of database technology, some folks who think they understand the basics often do not. So, this blog entry is intended to serve as a very short introduction to the fundamentals of database management systems.

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Posted by Craig Mullins at 10:53 PM

May 10, 2006

Spotted on a T-Shirt at IDUG

Warning: Contains Geek Humor

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Posted by Craig Mullins at 1:58 PM

May 9, 2006

IDUG Blogging

Just a short entry to point you over to my DB2portal.com blog to read about my experiences at IDUG.

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Posted by Craig Mullins at 12:55 PM

May 5, 2006

Data Breach Law Unlikely This Year

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Posted by Craig Mullins at 2:09 PM

More Than 160 Data Breaches

Data breached at Ohio University; and a chronology of recent data breaches.

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Posted by Craig Mullins at 1:37 AM

May 2, 2006

IDUG in Tampa: May 7-11, 2006

There is still time to plan a trip to Tampa for the North American International DB2 User's Group conference.

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Posted by Craig Mullins at 2:12 PM

May 1, 2006

DAMA Wiki

I attended and spoke at the DAMA Symposium and Metadata Conference last week in Denver, CO. The event is trying something unique this year with a conference wiki...

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Posted by Craig Mullins at 3:23 PM