Monthly Archives: May 2011

Data Professional’s Salaries Stable in 2011

Posted on May 24, 2011 by

It always seems that when I write salary-related articles and blog posts that they tend to be one of the more popular topics. So whenever I hear about some new survey or news related to salaries I fire up the … Continue reading →

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A Wordle of my Data and Technology Today Blog

Posted on May 18, 2011 by

This is a Wordle. OK, you may say, but “What is a Wordle?” A Wordle is a “word cloud” generated from the text of this blog’s RSS feed. The clouds give greater prominence to words that appear more frequently in … Continue reading →

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Dealing with DBMS Complexity

Posted on May 15, 2011 by

The Database Management Systems we use are becoming more complex – there can be no denying this basic fact of life. Each and every new version of your favorite DBMS adds new features, functions, and options that further complicate database … Continue reading →

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Which DBMSes Do You Use?

Posted on May 2, 2011 by

A quick poll to find out which DBMSes are used by the readers of Data & Technology Today. Please click on all of the DBMSes that are currently in use at your shop.

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Managing The Information Tsunami

Posted on May 2, 2011 by

It is okay to say, “I don’t know.” This simple phrase seems to be the absolute last statement that computer professionals want to utter. I guess the thinking goes something like this: “If I admit I don’t know what he … Continue reading →

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