Tag Archives: archiving

Data Overload

Posted on August 9, 2016 by way0utwest

Data rich and information poor. I think that describes most of the companies I’ve worked for. It’s a theme in this piece from Forbes, noting that many companies use only a fraction of the data they have to make decisions. … Continue reading →

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The Work of the Ancients

Posted on October 2, 2015 by way0utwest

I was reading a post from someone recently where they noted that they didn’t worry to much about the architecture of the system since it wouldn’t likely last very long. The poster had a comment that many systems are replaced … Continue reading →

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Archive Every Day

Posted on June 9, 2015 by way0utwest

I regularly see questions posted online from people struggling to manage a large archive process. Often the inserts into an archive table and the deletes from the source require large amounts of resources that strain systems and block other activity. … Continue reading →

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Keep Data Forever

Posted on August 25, 2011 by way0utwest

How long do you expect to keep a piece of data in any of your databases? Chances are if you’re like me, you rarely think about it and expect that you need to store all the data perpetually. As long … Continue reading →

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