Tag Archives: databases

A Broken Data Model

Posted on May 9, 2013 by way0utwest

On one of my recent trips, there was a delay in leaving the gate. There were two passengers, both of whom had the same seat assignment on their boarding pass. You’d think there would be some sort of primary key … Continue reading →

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Small Data

Posted on May 7, 2013 by way0utwest

Big data is a hot topic these days. Like the “cloud” terminology we’ve been hearing about for the last few years, there isn’t a good definition of what “big data” really is. The best one I’ve seen so far is … Continue reading →

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Flight Data

Posted on April 25, 2013 by way0utwest

I’m getting ready to fly tomorrow, heading to SQL Saturday #175 in Fargo, ND. I have a morning flight, to give me a little time in the afternoon to go see the woodchipper. That’s if I don’t have any delays. I … Continue reading →

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Natural Data

Posted on April 24, 2013 by way0utwest

Can you own data? In one sense, that’s what the arguments before the US Supreme Court over a Myriad Genetics patent are about. The company has patents for a few genes, which in and of itself, are really just data about a … Continue reading →

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