by wp_sd | May 1, 2019 | Data Management, ETL
by Nigel Rivett Too often, the batch systems that underlie a lot of database processing just grow without conscious design. When runs start to extend beyond their allotted time, and tuning no longer solves the problem, it is often discovered that batches are run in...
by wp_sd | Apr 5, 2019 | Data Management, Products, Project, Service, Task
This module went live just in time for the Meeting of german academics in Edinburgh in April 2014 and has claimed to be great success. The module uses the ground breaking webFRAME from Sofadeve’s product suite and provides a very simple but nevertheless...
by wp_sd | Jan 20, 2019 | Data Management, Database, Design, Mathematics, MySQL, Programming
Great chapter from the unmissable book by Peter Brawley and Arthur Fuller … http://www.artfulsoftware.com/ … Thank you boys! Most non-trivial data is hierarchical. Customers have orders, which have line items, which refer to products, which have prices....
by wp_sd | Jan 16, 2019 | Data Management, Database, Design, ETL, Mathematics
The problem of data transformation is solved in numerous ways with different levels of smartness and in different flavors. ETL (extract – transform – load) processes is a buzz word strongly related to this topic. Basically the requirement is to get a...
by wp_sd | Nov 10, 2018 | Data Management, Database, ETL, MySQL
Interesting post on the derwiki blog … Especially the commenting is quite entertaining! Amazing how ignorance produces patronizing statements (-> Morg). See belwo the top of teh post … Background We have a legacy system in our production environment that...
by wp_sd | Oct 4, 2018 | Data Management, Database
And here is another TED talk. This time we are listening to wonderful Mr. Kenneth Cukier ……. Self-driving cars were just the start. What’s the future of big data-driven technology and design? In a thrilling science talk, Kenneth Cukier looks at...
