In a recent survey by The Conference Board, the majority of CEOs globally stated they are expecting a recession. The shape and depth of that downturn may still be subject to discussion, but many large ...

Database administration remains an important skill as organizations continue to store and access much of their data using a database management system. But what it means to be a DBA has changed over ...

SQL Server has a long list of roles for server, database, and applications that outline things like permissions, data selection and modification, and disk management. Examine how roles play a part in ...

“Temporality” is a term that database managers know well, but it may be a new one for business managers. That has to change, as the temporality your database supports­—or, how it handles time—could be ...

Database Administrator vs. Database Architect: What’s the Difference? Your email has been sent A database admin is responsible for the operation of databases, whereas a database architect manages the ...

In his book, "Business at the Speed of Thought", Bill Gates described how an enterprise's information system, or EIS, should act like a "digital nervous system." When a heavy object falls on a finger ...

As we saw in the previous article, having an autonomous database offers a wide range of benefits to any organisation. One key benefit is in liberating the database administrators from mundane tasks ...

Joel is an internationally recognized expert in the areas of security, networking and messaging. Follow him on X (formerly Twitter) @joelsnyder. Is the end of support for Microsoft SQL Server the push ...