Monthly Archives: November 2021

Avoid Bachelor Programming Syndrome

Posted on November 30, 2021 by craig@craigsmullins.com

Unless you plan for, and issue, regular COMMIT statements in your database programs, you will be causing locking problems. It is important for every programmer to issue COMMIT statements in all application programs where data is modified (INSERT, UPDATE, MERGE, … Continue reading →

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Managing Databases with Autonomics

Posted on November 16, 2021 by craig@craigsmullins.com

Many database management tasks that traditionally required oversight and handholding by DBAs can, over time, be turned over to intelligently automated software to manage. The key words in that sentence are “over time” and “intelligently.” Oh, sure, we have automated … Continue reading →

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