Five Data Management Trends for 2013

Another year has come to an end and it’s interesting to hear all the various 2013 predictions. Being around for a while I love the technology predictions but I haven’t seen one on data management trends so here is one for everyone to compare their own thoughts against. Please send me an email with your . . . → Read More: Five Data Management Trends for 2013

Facebook: Welcome to the Machine

Watching all the fanfare around the Facebook IPO and listening to the talking heads on Bloomberg and CNBC, I see the notion of Facebook is being put forward as a future internet platform. Being an IT guy for many years now and having gone through the client server, PCs and Internet fades, I don’t see . . . → Read More: Facebook: Welcome to the Machine

DB2 Temporal Data: Three More Reasons the Ultimate Server, z/OS, Leads the Industry

Having just designed and implemented a 22-billion-row data warehouse on DB2 z/OS I have seen first-hand the incredible performance of DB2 Version 9 with a z/10 configuration take report processes from 37 hours to minutes or sub-second response time. Within the new DB2 10 z/OS enhancements, the DB2 temporal data capabilities and the new accelerator . . . → Read More: DB2 Temporal Data: Three More Reasons the Ultimate Server, z/OS, Leads the Industry

Big Data Impacts Data Management: The 5 Vs of Big Data

Big data is already here and is changing the data management dramatically within the industry, your company and its core business processes. Big data is going to impact your business and your data management practices and is going to have a significant impact within your company. The continued declining costs of storage and computing power . . . → Read More: Big Data Impacts Data Management: The Five Vs of Big Data