Regular readers of my blog know that from time to time I use the blog as a forum to answer questions I get via e-mail. Today, we address a p...

Just started a new series on bad standards over on my Data Management Today blog. Check it out when you get a chance and share your favorit...

Database administration is a very technical discipline, but it is also a discipline in which the practitioner is very visible politically wi...

Availability requires much more than just having a reliable hardware and database platform. Most companies cannot afford significant downtim...

There is something of a perfect storm brewing in the world of data today. The world is becoming more automated, more connected, more wireles...