Tag Archives: databases

Life Logging

Posted on October 1, 2014 by way0utwest

This editorial was orignally published on Dec 8, 2009. It is being re-run as Steve is on vacation. There’s a new book from Microsoft Research called Total Recall. It’s actually on my list to read soon. It’s from Gordon Bell … Continue reading →

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Data is Not Always Enough

Posted on August 10, 2014 by way0utwest

As data professionals, our jobs deal with ensuring that there is data available, accurate, and relevant to the organizations in which we work. However we often go beyond the simple maintenance, gathering, and manipulation of data to help our clients … Continue reading →

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One Database to Rule Them All

Posted on April 17, 2014 by way0utwest

This is what you build to juggle 6,000 tweets a second. That’s the headline that caught my eye and it’s about the challenges of Twitter and the data that they handle. Twitter definitely has a tough problem, one that few … Continue reading →

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The Internet of Things

Posted on April 3, 2014 by way0utwest

The Internet of Things is upon us. I’ve heard this term quite a bit recently, and certainly there’s been no shortage of new hardware items that are being onnected to the Internet. The last ten years have seen all sorts … Continue reading →

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