Prioritizing Data Environment Workload

The following is an excerpt from Chapter 9 of the book Mining New Gold - Managing Your Business Data by Penny, Jeffrey and Gillian Garbus which can be purchased here. How often do you set up a maintenance schedule for ...

Can you afford Data Loss? Evaluating New Options.

The following is an excerpt from Chapter 3 of the book Mining New Gold - Managing Your Business Data by Penny, Jeffrey and Gillian Garbus which can be purchased here. How did you store data 10 years ago? Is it ...

Database Performance for Executives 2

The following is an excerpt from Chapter 18 of the book Mining New Gold - Managing Your Business Data by Penny, Jeffrey and Gillian Garbus which can be purchased here. One of the biggest nightmares a business owner can face ...

Data Loss - How Much Can You Afford?

The following is an excerpt from Chapter 3 of the book Mining New Gold - Managing Your Business Data by Penny, Jeffrey and Gillian Garbus which can be purchased here. Your data is indispensable. Even if you undermine how crucial ...

Cloud Environment Security vs. On Premise Environment Security

The following is an excerpt from Chapter 7 of the book Mining New Gold - Managing Your Business Data by Penny, Jeffrey and Gillian Garbus which can be purchased here. Cloud security often instills a sense of false over-confidence.  A ...

Database Design Mastery

4 Database Design Tips During database design, there are a few simple rules that can save you a lot of time and headaches down the road. Check out these tips that we have developed in our years of hands-on experience: ...

Clustered vs. Nonclustered Database Indexes | Don’t Drink the Kool-Aid

Editor's Note:  "Don't Drink the Kool-Aid" which was originally published at https://logicalread.com/dont-drink-kool-aid/#.Wud159PwZTZ.  The published article discusses the truth and falacies of Clustered as opposed to nonclustered database indexes. Soaring Eagle Advice Column By: Jeff Garbus Don’t believe everything you read on the ...

Medical Data: One Of The Hottest Commodities On The Dark Web

We’ve all heard of the dark Web. Parallel to the Internet we all know and love, the dark Web operates much like the black market – it’s almost impossible to trace its participants, making it a breeding ground for criminal ...

Remote Database Provider - 5 Questions to Ask

Soaring Eagle Advice Column If you’re looking for a managed or a remote database provider, you need to know what makes one different from another. What questions should you ask before making a hiring decision? Below are general guidelines that ...

High Heels and Women in IT

Women, leadership and what we bring to the table that men cannot. I think that men and women are built differently, and that’s a good thing. Differences in gender, race, religion, and lifestyle means that each individual can be seen ...