Category Archives: Big Data

My Recent Data-Related Articles on Elnion

Posted on October 19, 2023 by craig@craigsmullins.com

Today’s post is a short one intended to let my readers know about the articles that I have written for Elnion on data and database related topics. First of all, what is Elnion? Elnion is a web-based research portal for … Continue reading →

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Data Summit Fall 2020 Presentation Now Available for Replay: Modern Database Administration

Posted on October 28, 2020 by craig@craigsmullins.com

I was honored to deliver a presentation at this year’s Data Summit conference on the changing world of the DBA. I spoke for about a half hour on Thursday, October 22nd on DBA and database systems trends and issues. The … Continue reading →

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IBM POWER and SAP HANA: A Powerful and Effective Combination

Posted on September 18, 2020 by craig@craigsmullins.com

As organizations looks for differentiators to improve efficiency and improve cost effectiveness, the combination of IBM Power Systems and SAP HANA can provide a potent platform with a significant return on investment. Why IBM Power Systems? IBM Power Systems is … Continue reading →

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Inside the Data Reading Room – Fall 2020 Edition

Posted on September 11, 2020 by craig@craigsmullins.com

Welcome to yet another edition of Inside the Data Reading Room, a regular feature of my blog where I take a look at recent data management books. In today’s post we’ll examine three new books on various data-related topics, beginning … Continue reading →

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Inside the Data Reading Room – Some Books to Start the New Year (2020)

Posted on January 20, 2020 by craig@craigsmullins.com

Regular readers of my blog know that I periodically post quick reviews of the technology books that I have been reading. With that in mind, here is the first set of book reviews for 2020, taking a look at three … Continue reading →

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Digital Transformation and Database Scalability

Posted on June 18, 2019 by craig@craigsmullins.com

Today’s business systems are undergoing a revolutionary transformation to work within the digital economy. This phenomenon is known as digital transformation. There are four over-arching trends that are driving digital transformation today summarized by the acronym SMAC: social, mobile, analytics and … Continue reading →

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Everybody Lies!

Posted on May 7, 2018 by craig@craigsmullins.com

I was walking though the airport in Las Vegas after the IBM Think conference this year when I saw a book with the intriguing title of: Everybody Lies: Big Data, New Data, and What the Internet Can Tell Us About … Continue reading →

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Gaining Value from Analytics

Posted on October 17, 2017 by craig@craigsmullins.com

Data volume and higher transaction velocities associated with modern applications are driving change into organizations across all industries. This is happening for a number of reasons. Customer and end user expectations for interacting with computerize systems has changed. And technology … Continue reading →

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Data Summit: A Trip Report

Posted on May 16, 2016 by craig@craigsmullins.com

Last week I had the pleasure of attending, and speaking at, the annual Data Summit event in New York City. The event, sponsored by Database Trends & Applications, boasted knowledge-packed days of presentations on all things data. Day one started … Continue reading →

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Inside the Data Reading Room – New Year 2016 Edition

Posted on January 29, 2016 by craig@craigsmullins.com

Regular readers of my blog know that I periodically take the time to review recent data-related books that I have been reading. This post is one of those blogs! Today, I will take a quick look at several books that … Continue reading →

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