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The Purpose of a Database

Posted on January 23, 2017 by way0utwest

A great quote from a blog on machine learning in SQL Server: “…nobody buys a DBMS for the sake of DBMS. People buy it for what it enables you to do”. The post is from Rimma Nehme, who has given … Continue reading →

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Writing the Correct Query is Important

Posted on January 16, 2017 by way0utwest

There’s a saying in the data world: garbage in, garbage out. We use that when we can’t get good information from our database because the data we’ve stored isn’t as useful as we would like. That’s a problem, and it’s … Continue reading →

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Looking Back at 2016

Posted on December 29, 2016 by way0utwest

We’re coming to the end of a crazy year. 2016 has seemed to be one of the craziest of my life with world events like Brexit and the US election as well as an astounding number of data breaches. More … Continue reading →

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THE Database Engine

Posted on November 14, 2016 by way0utwest

Is there a “best” database engine? Is there one database system that you can use for all of your needs? The question is addressed in a long, but captivating, piece at O’Reilly. The author talks about finding an HTAP database, … Continue reading →

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