In my previous post, I wrote about my plans to embark on a traincation on SQLCruise. (more…)

Brian Aker of MySQL fame gave a 10 minute lighting talk about about the NoSQL movement at the Nov 2009 OpenSQLCamp in Portland, OR. If you have…

  Viral Data in SOA: An Enterprise Pandemic (9780137001804): Neal A. Fishman: Books ISBN: 0137001800 ISBN-13: 9780137001804 I’m currently reading Neal Fishman’s Viral Data in SOA and…

I'm a real fan of classic movies, as you can tell from some of my quotes from presentations or articles. "Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House" makes…

I've been trying to read more about effective work habits, including tips on running model reviews and meetings in general. So how could I pass up a…

Over on Simple-Talk, Richard Morris interviews Joe Celko, famed author and speaker on database design issues. In this Geek of the Week interview, Mr. Celko goes all…

Anith Sen, an SQL and database design guy based in Tennessee, has a well-written blog entry over on Simple-Talk about database design errors. What I liked about…

A bunch of factors have converged lately on the topic of generalized versus specific data modeling approaches. I’m working through the topic with two clients and yesterday…

  The part I loved (emphasis mine): “And it was in the years that followed the Soviet launch of Sputnik, the first artificial satellite to orbit the…

Vance Hitch, Department of Justice CIO is introducing Vivek Kundra, US Federal Chief Information Officer. Vivek was named Federal CIO in March of this year by President…