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<description>The purpose of this blog is for me to review, analyze, and pontificate on data and database management issues. And to share random thoughts and issues that pop into my head on the topic. So, if you are a DBA, data architect, database designer, or anyone who has even a passing interest in data, please keep on coming back here to read this blog.</description>
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<title>What&apos;s Up</title>
<description><![CDATA[A few random thoughts today.<p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Dbazine-CraigMullinsBlog/~3/137345394/blogentry.2007-07-25.8391103427">Read more.</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jul 2007 14:57:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Free DB2 Database Design Webinar</title>
<description><![CDATA[Attend a free webinar on DB2 database design on July 25, 2007 at 10:30 am CST.<p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Dbazine-CraigMullinsBlog/~3/132022436/blogentry.2007-07-09.7196012230">Read more.</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jul 2007 13:16:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Managing DB2 Application Performance</title>
<description><![CDATA[Assuring optimal performance for database applications can be a tricky thing. In today's blog I ruminate on the high-level issues involved in optimizing your DB2 for z/OS applications.<p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Dbazine-CraigMullinsBlog/~3/124531267/blogentry.2007-06-13.9107031475">Read more.</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jun 2007 10:33:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Some New Database Books to Consider</title>
<description><![CDATA[If a book has anything at all to do with data, data management, or database systems, then Im interested in it. Since I gather and read (maybe not cover to cover for every one)  many of the new database books on the market I thought I'd share my opinions on a few of my recent additions.<p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Dbazine-CraigMullinsBlog/~3/120399790/blogentry.2007-05-28.9821144525">Read more.</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 28 May 2007 22:26:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Free Database Archiving Webinar</title>
<description><![CDATA[Attend a free webinar on database archiving on May 31, 2007 at 10:30 am CST.<p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Dbazine-CraigMullinsBlog/~3/118448249/blogentry.2007-05-21.6226485279">Read more.</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2007 10:32:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>DB2 9 for z/OS</title>
<description><![CDATA[A new series of blog postings dedicated to the features and functionality of DB2 9 for z/OS.<p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Dbazine-CraigMullinsBlog/~3/116695803/blogentry.2007-05-14.9862795700">Read more.</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2007 16:43:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Long-Term Data Retention Drives Database Archiving</title>
<description><![CDATA[A closer look at what it takes to successfully archive data from your operational databases and preserve it for the long haul.<p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Dbazine-CraigMullinsBlog/~3/114497550/blogentry.2007-05-05.0882314926">Read more.</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2007 00:06:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>DB2 Symposium</title>
<description><![CDATA[This week I'm in Bonn, Germany attending a joint IMS Symposium and DB2 Symposium event.<p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Dbazine-CraigMullinsBlog/~3/111539414/blogentry.2007-04-24.1606597917">Read more.</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2007 06:25:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Latest Salary Information for DBA and Database Specialists</title>
<description><![CDATA[It seems that some of my most popular blogs have been about salaries... I wonder why that is?<p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Dbazine-CraigMullinsBlog/~3/110141798/blogentry.2007-04-18.5929906917">Read more.</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2007 15:15:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>What is the Cost of a Security Breach?</title>
<description><![CDATA[We keep hearing about data being breached, stolen, and nefariously accessed - but what is the cost of a data breach?<p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Dbazine-CraigMullinsBlog/~3/109550201/blogentry.2007-04-16.8343423294">Read more.</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2007 13:48:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>DBA Proverbs, Part 4</title>
<description><![CDATA[Another entry in my on-going series of favorite, helpful quotes for DBAs (and others)...<p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Dbazine-CraigMullinsBlog/~3/107788120/blogentry.2007-04-09.5541054982">Read more.</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2007 14:21:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Many Eyes Visualizing Data</title>
<description><![CDATA[Because a picture is worth a thousand words, the ability to create pictures from our data might make mountains of data more useful.<p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Dbazine-CraigMullinsBlog/~3/106412707/blogentry.2007-04-03.5795787935">Read more.</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2007 16:37:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Data Quality</title>
<description><![CDATA[Data quality is a problem, but here are four books that can help.<p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Dbazine-CraigMullinsBlog/~3/106081121/blogentry.2007-04-02.2268814491">Read more.</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2007 12:11:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Deadly DBA Habits</title>
<description><![CDATA[A nicly written article that details the bad habits that should avoided by all database administrators.<p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Dbazine-CraigMullinsBlog/~3/103919610/blogentry.2007-03-23.0283896848">Read more.</a>]]></description>
<link>http://www.beyeblogs.com/craigsmullins/archive/2007/03/deadly_dba_habi.php</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2007 12:44:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Who Is to Blame for Data Breaches?</title>
<description><![CDATA[Finally, the true culprits are revealed!<p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Dbazine-CraigMullinsBlog/~3/101985743/blogentry.2007-03-15.6476008137">Read more.</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2007 13:50:00 -0700</pubDate>
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