Category Archives: contingency planning

A Cold Spell in Texas Makes Me Think About Contingency Planning and the DBMS

Whenever there is an event in the news like the winter storm that wreaked havoc on Texas last week, it makes me think about contingency planning and things like database disaster recovery. The paltry amount of snow we got in … Continue reading

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The Log Is The Database!

The database log, sometimes referred to as the transaction log, is a fundamental component of a database management system. All changes to application data in the database are recorded serially in the database log. Using this information the DBMS can … Continue reading

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Super Bowl Teaches Us to Test Our Data Recovery Plans

We can be reminded of the importance of backup and data recovery plans any time… even while watching the Super Bowl. Even though Super Bowl XLVII occurred several weeks ago now I bet that you remember the lights going out… … Continue reading

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