Category Archives: books

My Latest Book: Mainframe Specialty Processors

Posted on November 30, 2023 by craig@craigsmullins.com

Today’s post will be brief… just to announce my latest book. It does have relevance to data, but only for IBM System Z mainframe shops. The book is titled: Mainframe Specialty Processors: Understanding zIIPs, Licensing, and Cost Savings on the … Continue reading →

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A Few Good SQL Book Recommendations

Posted on May 2, 2022 by craig@craigsmullins.com

Every professional programmer that accesses data in a relational/SQL database should have a good book (or four) on SQL… Actually, the same goes for DBAs because they also regularly use SQL in their day-to-day work. There are many SQL books … Continue reading →

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Inside the Data Reading Room – Summer 2021 Edition

Posted on May 14, 2021 by craig@craigsmullins.com

As regular readers of my blog know, I periodically post about some of the computer- and data-related books that I’ve been reading in a series I like to call “Inside the Data Reading Room.” In today’s post we’ll examine three … 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 – Summer 2020 Edition

Posted on August 4, 2020 by craig@craigsmullins.com

Regular readers of this blog know that I am an avid reader and that I regularly post quick reviews of the technology books that I have been reading. This year has been a great one to catch up on reading, … 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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Inside the Data Reading Room – 1Q2019

Posted on February 7, 2019 by craig@craigsmullins.com

It has been awhile since I have published a blog post in the Inside the Data Reading Room series, but that isn’t because I am not reading any more!  It is just that I have not been as active reviewing … Continue reading →

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SQL Coding and Tuning for Efficiency

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

Coding and tuning SQL is one of the most time consuming tasks for those involved in coding, managing and administering relational databases and applications. There can be literally thousands of individual SQL statements across hundreds of applications that access your … Continue reading →

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Inside the Data Reading Room – Analytics Edition

Posted on March 7, 2017 by craig@craigsmullins.com

If you are a regular reader of this blog you know that, from time-to-time, I review data-related books. Of course, it has been over a year since the last book review post, so this post is long overdue. Today, I … Continue reading →

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A Good Start for Your SQL Library

Posted on January 2, 2017 by craig@craigsmullins.com

Every professional programmer (and DBA) should have a library of books on SQL fundamentals. There are many SQL titles to choose from, and a lot of them are very good. But you can’t buy them all unless you are independently … Continue reading →

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