Supplier Data Quality: How It Affects Your Business

Even though automation is transforming the business industry, human interaction is still critical when the buyer-supplier relationship and the procurement department are involved. A miss match in Data Quality can lead to dignificant issues in the supplier/consumer equation. Imagine a ...

Why is Database Architecture So Important?

The following is an excerpt from Chapter 8 of the book Mining New Gold - Managing Your Business Data by Penny, Jeffrey and Gillian Garbus which can be purchased here. On previous blogs, we’ve discussed the importance of determining the ...

How to Turn Data into Business Insight

In today’s data-driven world, available data sources grow day after day. For some, this might be a good thing, but for many companies, it brings up a lot of challenges to deal with. Lack of definition when it comes to ...

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 ...