Data Management Blogs

How is serverless computing changing our world.

Tue, 30 May 2017 08:22:11 GMT

Serverless computing in a way has been there for long. In an Infrastructure As A Service setup the end users are not physically managing servers, but serverless computing takes this paradigm a step ahead. It enables developers execute function using exact amount of computing resources needed.

Test driving the IBM InfoSphere Information Governance Catalog user interface changes in 11.5

Wed, 19 Apr 2017 00:17:35 GMT

A new look InfoSphere Information Governance Catalog includes a better looking homepage and some easier data entry, search and navigation.

Test driving the IBM InfoSphere Information Governance Catalog user interface changes in 11.5

Wed, 19 Apr 2017 00:17:35 GMT

A new look InfoSphere Information Governance Catalog includes a better looking homepage and some easier data entry, search and navigation.

The State of I.T. in Business

Wed, 15 Mar 2017 12:46:52 GMT

Have we really made progress?

Roadmap for DataStage, BigIntegrate and Data Connect from World of Watson 2016

Fri, 28 Oct 2016 12:01:10 GMT

IBM is moving DataStage forwards in multiple directions including BigIntegrate and Data Connect.

Roadmap for DataStage, BigIntegrate and Data Connect from World of Watson 2016

Fri, 28 Oct 2016 12:01:10 GMT

IBM is moving DataStage forwards in multiple directions including BigIntegrate and Data Connect.

How to get 33% off an IBM World of Watson 2016 Full Conference pass

Mon, 10 Oct 2016 21:16:21 GMT

Get 33% off a last minute full conference pass for World of Watson 2016 in Las Vegas by purchasing a developerWorks premium membership.

How to get 33% off an IBM World of Watson 2016 Full Conference pass

Mon, 10 Oct 2016 21:16:21 GMT

Get 33% off a last minute full conference pass for World of Watson 2016 in Las Vegas by purchasing a developerWorks premium membership.

DataStage on Cloud now available on IBM SoftLayer starting at $6K a month

Wed, 28 Sep 2016 06:06:30 GMT

This is the first time IBM has made an Information Server product available to start up and use straight away on Bluemix.

DataStage on Cloud now available on IBM SoftLayer starting at $6K a month

Wed, 28 Sep 2016 06:06:30 GMT

This is the first time IBM has made an Information Server product available to start up and use straight away on Bluemix.

Word Cloud for all 760 session titles for the IBM World of Watson 2016 Conference

Thu, 22 Sep 2016 02:45:06 GMT

IBM have renamed the IBM Insight Conference to the World of Watson Conference for 2016 and the Session Preview tool is already showing 760 sessions.

Word Cloud for all 760 session titles for the IBM World of Watson 2016 Conference

Thu, 22 Sep 2016 02:45:06 GMT

IBM have renamed the IBM Insight Conference to the World of Watson Conference for 2016 and the Session Preview tool is already showing 760 sessions.

Sample Access DB extracting website data

Fri, 09 Sep 2016 09:29:37 GMT

That and some other news...

Would there be a market?

Mon, 27 Jun 2016 18:45:25 GMT

As I continued to think about my last post, I started to try to figure out how one could go about setting up some sort of training/apprenticeship program and make it work in a way that would be feasible for both the students/apprentices and the "school"/training facility. If this were to be an adjunct to or replacement for attending college/university, the idea would be to NOT cause the students/apprentices

Are we preparing todayss high school and university students for tomorrow's needs?

Mon, 20 Jun 2016 18:36:41 GMT

I now have grandkids who are entering their senior year of high school as well as one who is entering his freshman year. Although they are attending an outstanding school, I recently learned (after making a casual inquiry) that they are NOT having any real exposure to programming languages, much less anything to do with databases. That got me to thinking about, among other things, my high school

Tim Bryce - INFORMATION DRIVEN DESIGN - 4/18/2016

Mon, 18 Apr 2016 18:04:30 GMT

A return to basics in system design.

Am I about to come full circle?

Mon, 18 Apr 2016 02:04:32 GMT

I started out my career as an application developer. (Of course, this was in the days before the term ?DBA? had been invented, so perhaps that shouldn?t be so much of a surprise. ;-) This was in the days of ?big? mainframes (i.e. IBM 360?s) and ?minicomputers? (that had a maximum RAM capacity of maybe 256Kb but more likely 128Kb). The first position I held that included the term ?Programmer? in

How to do an in place upgrade from Information Server 11.3 to 11.5

Wed, 30 Mar 2016 02:00:03 GMT

It's easy to move from IBM Information Server 11.3 to 11.5 thanks to an in place upgrade option.

How to do an in place upgrade from Information Server 11.3 to 11.5

Wed, 30 Mar 2016 02:00:03 GMT

It's easy to move from IBM Information Server 11.3 to 11.5 thanks to an in place upgrade option.

Tim Bryced - 40 YEARS OF CHANGE - 03/16/2016

Wed, 16 Mar 2016 06:00:05 GMT

Observations of my walk through the corporate world.

Tim Bryce - NOBODY THINKS BIG ANYMORE - 2/24/2016

Wed, 24 Feb 2016 06:00:26 GMT

- particularly in the systems world.

Some questions for database project managers to answer

Thu, 18 Feb 2016 21:33:11 GMT

I little while back, I became involved in a project that was (originally) described as a "simple project involving some ETL needs". Well, to say the least, this has been an education in the vagaries of contract work and the extent to which clients can complicate your life.

Tim Bryce - MOVING UP TOO FAST - 2/8/2016

Mon, 08 Feb 2016 06:00:43 GMT

BRYCE ON MANAGEMENT

- What happens when you do not pay your dues.

As we enter the workforce, it is natural to be ambitious and make a name for ourselves thereby establishing credibility. This is certainly not new. However, as the

Tim Bryce - FINDING THE TIME AS MANAGER - 2/3/2016

Wed, 03 Feb 2016 06:00:48 GMT

Embrace your workers, do not avoid them.

What is Design Thinking?

Wed, 06 Jan 2016 13:27:27 GMT

There's been a flood of talk about this idea called Design Thinking. I was listening to an interview with John Maeda (with Kleiner Perkins) last night and he was talking about Design Thinking and how it's moving into the "c-suite" for decision making.

Tim Bryce - ARE WE GETTING LAZY? - 12/11/2015

Fri, 11 Dec 2015 06:01:43 GMT

BRYCE ON MANAGEMENT

- some interesting statistics describe a change is underfoot.

According to a recent YouGov poll,

Welcome to the age of the "Participation Trophy" Help/Support desk!

Fri, 04 Dec 2015 02:33:24 GMT

I've just spent the better part of a day trying to get some assistance from Help/Support desks (in person, by phone, and by chats). The summary of my results is that I a) got the "run around", b) got totally incorrect "help", c) got hung up on after hanging been put on hold for 1 hour and 12 minutes, and d) got told that "I'll have someone call you back within the hour." only to not only receive no

Did we lose the true meaning and purpose of Business intelligence

Wed, 02 Dec 2015 15:22:35 GMT

Like, give me two good reasons why you need this new analytic package that works exactly like the one we already have but also has an extra pony tail?

Tim Bryce - THE EFFECT OF SOCIAL NETWORKING - 11/18/2015

Wed, 18 Nov 2015 06:02:06 GMT

Two studies reinforce our suspicions.

Tim Bryce - DEMOCRATIC MANAGEMENT? - 11/16/2015

Mon, 16 Nov 2015 06:02:07 GMT

Look carefully before you leap into "Holacracy."