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September 30, 2006
Moving from IMS to DB2?
Another regular question that I get involves comparing IMS to DB2, or helping to determine if it makes sense to convert from IMS to DB2.Read more.
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Posted by Craig Mullins at 2:56 PM
September 26, 2006
The Relational Database Dictionary
A new book of relational terms, concepts, and examples from Chris Date.Read more.
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Posted by Craig Mullins at 11:35 AM
September 24, 2006
Intelligent Database Management
A high-level overview of what is needed to keep corporate databases up and efficiently running...Read more.
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Posted by Craig Mullins at 4:43 PM
September 20, 2006
Choosing the Best DBMS?
One of the questions I get on a regular basis is some variation of "how can I choose what DBMS is the best"... so I'll try to offer some high-level guidance here.Read more.
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Posted by Craig Mullins at 7:49 PM
September 15, 2006
DBA Proverbs
Over the years I have collected sayings and proverbs that I think might have some applicability to database administration... I thought I'd share some of them with you today. I don't know who might have said all of them originally, but they are all apt and entertaining (at least I think so).Read more.
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Posted by Craig Mullins at 1:33 PM
September 7, 2006
The Tao of DBA
Can the ancient Chinese philosophy of Tao be applied to database administration?Read more.
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Posted by Craig Mullins at 9:48 AM
September 1, 2006
Log Buffer #8: a Carnival of the Vanities for DBAs
I wrote about The Pythian Group's Log Buffer database metablog a week or so ago, and in keeping with the old adage that no good deed goes unpunished (!), I was asked to put together one of the weekly Log Buffer installments... so here it is...Read more.
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Posted by Craig Mullins at 10:16 AM
