Category Archives: tools

Managing Database Change

Posted on February 18, 2013 by

Although it is a cliché, it is also true that change is the only constant in today’s complex business environment. An ever-changing market causes businesses to continually adapt. Businesses need to strive to meet customer expectations that are constantly changing, … Continue reading →

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DBA Rules of Thumb

Posted on December 4, 2012 by

Database administration is a very technical discipline, but it is also a discipline in which the practitioner is very visible politically within the organization. DBAs should be armed with a proper attitude and sufficient technical knowledge before attempting to practice … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on Data Quality

Posted on November 27, 2012 by

Data quality is an elusive goal. The more we try to keep accurate records in database systems, the more it seems that at least some of that data is just plain wrong. Why is this so? Speed to market issues … Continue reading →

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The Impact of M+A on Data Management

Posted on February 23, 2012 by

In both good economic times and bad, mergers and acquisitions are a fact of life. And as any IT manager who has worked through a merger will tell you, there are many thorny issues involving data and its management that … Continue reading →

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DBA Best Practices?

Posted on February 21, 2012 by

What are the things that you do, or want to do, on a daily basis to manage your database infrastructure? This blog entry is going to be a little different than my regular entries. I’m going to use it as … Continue reading →

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Intelligently Automating Database Administration Tasks

Posted on January 5, 2012 by

Implementing, managing and maintaining complex database applications spread throughout the world is a difficult task. To support modern applications a vast IT infrastructure is required that encompasses all of the physical things needed to support your applications. This includes your … Continue reading →

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The High Cost of Enterprise Software

Posted on August 2, 2011 by

I believe that enterprise software is too costly and something needs to be done about it. The software environment of the future needs to look very different from today. Of course, that last statement will probably be true notwithstanding my … Continue reading →

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Your Business Data is Decaying

Posted on June 10, 2011 by

Data quality is an ever-present enemy of business applications and database systems. Sure, the data may be accurate today, but things change. And when they do, how quickly can you adapt? How do you even find out that things have … Continue reading →

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A.N.A.R.C.H.Y.

Posted on June 8, 2011 by

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 … Continue reading →

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How Many DBAs?

Posted on February 21, 2011 by

One of the more troubling issues – at least when it comes to staffing up a DBA group – is how to determine the optimal number of DBAs required to keep an organization’s databases online and operating efficiently. Many organizations … Continue reading →

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