Category Archives: tools

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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Teradata Analytics Universe 2018 and Pervasive Data Intelligence

Posted on October 24, 2018 by craig@craigsmullins.com

I spent last week in Las Vegas at the Teradata Analytics Universe conference, Teradata’s annual user conference. And there was a lot to do and learn there.     The major message from Teradata is that the company is a … Continue reading →

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Database Performance Management Solutions

Posted on September 5, 2018 by craig@craigsmullins.com

Performance management, from a database perspective, is comprised of three basic components: Monitoring a database system and applications accessing it to find problems as they arise. This is typically referred to as performance monitoring. Analyzing performance data (logs, trace records, … Continue reading →

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My Computer Mug Collection, Part 1

Posted on July 5, 2018 by craig@craigsmullins.com

Recently I have been tweeting a mug a day from my collection of coffeee mugs given to me over the years by computer and software companies. I just tweeted the last one (I think), and since these posts seemed to … Continue reading →

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Managing Database Application Performance

Posted on October 7, 2016 by craig@craigsmullins.com

A database application requires constant interaction between various disparate computing resources to operate efficiently and according to specifications. Realistically, the tuning of a database application can be broken down into three components: system tuning, database tuning, and application tuning. All … Continue reading →

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Transforming Mainframe Data Management

Posted on July 15, 2016 by craig@craigsmullins.com

Just a quick post today to let my readers — specifically those in the US Midwest — that I will be presenting at an executive briefing at the River Forest Country Club in Elmhurst, IL  (Chicago suburb) on August 23, 2016. The … Continue reading →

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Evaluating Database Performance Management Tools

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

I just completed a four part series of articles for TechTarget on database performance management and the different categories of tools are used for managing database performance. The general goal of the series is to bolster organizations’ understanding   of the issues … Continue reading →

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The Lifecycle of Data

Posted on September 29, 2015 by craig@craigsmullins.com

Most data is not static. No, data has a life in which it changes, is used for perhaps multiple purposes, and gets moved all over the place. So it makes sense to think about the lifecycle of your data at … Continue reading →

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On DBA Tools, Utilities, Suites and Solutions

Posted on April 27, 2015 by craig@craigsmullins.com

“Vendor speak” can be a difficult thing to decipher. And that is particularly true within the realm of DBA tools vendors. It would be easier if every vendor followed the same terminology… but, of course, they do not. And there is … Continue reading →

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Inside the Data Reading Room – Memorial Day 2014 Edition

Posted on May 27, 2014 by craig@craigsmullins.com

Welcome to another edition of Inside the Data Reading Room, a regular feature of the blog in which I review the latest and greatest database- and data-related books. The first book up for review today is Microsoft Access 2013 Programming … Continue reading →

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