Monthly Archives: September 2014

Managing Application Performance… from a database perspective.

Posted on September 22, 2014 by craig@craigsmullins.com

Applications that access databases are only as good as the performance they achieve. And every user wants their software to run as fast as possible. As such, performance tuning and management is one of the biggest demands on the DBA’s … Continue reading →

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All or Nothing?

Posted on September 8, 2014 by craig@craigsmullins.com

Why is it always “all or nothing” in the IT world? The prevailing wisdom these days is that PCs are dead, and that everybody will move to smart phones, tablets and the cloud. This is hogwash. First of all, PCs … Continue reading →

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