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New Book Review: "The Practitioner's Guide to Data Quality Improvement"

New book review for The Practitioner's Guide to Data Quality Improvement, by David Loshin, Morgan Kaufmann, 2010, reposted here: Some of the other reviews that have been posted here provide some interesting observations from perspectives that are not always centered on data architecture or general enterprise architecture, and

Liquibase in the Enterprise: Part 3

Amazing that it has been nearly a year since I posted Part 1 and Part 2 of my series on Liquibase in the enterprise, and since then these have been two of the most visited posts on this blog. From the data that Google Analytics provides me, it is clear

"Hello Android": Part 3

It did not take too long to come to the conclusion that my short-term satisfaction with the Android development environment I had just built had come to an abrupt halt. The main reason behind this change is the fact that Ubuntu 10.04 LTS does not support dual monitors for

New Book Review: "Just Enough Software Architecture"

Recently posted book review for Just Enough Software Architecture: A Risk-Driven Approach, by George H. Fairbanks, Marshall & Brainerd, 2010, reposted here: During my last year of graduate school several years ago, I wrote reviews for two software books that I still consider exemplary: "Object Technology: A Manager'

New Book Review: "Information Systems Transformation"

Recently posted book review for Information Systems Transformation: Architecture-Driven Modernization Case Studies, by William M. Ulrich and Philip Newcomb, Morgan Kaufmann, 2010, reposted here: Since the marketplace is largely absent of texts discussing the modernization of software systems architecture, this reviewer did not know what to expect from authors William

New Book Review: "Mastering VMware vSphere 4"

Recently posted book review for Mastering VMware vSphere 4: Install and Maintain VMware vSphere 4, Create and Manage Virtual Networks, by Scott Lowe, Sybex, 2009, reposted here: In case the potential reader of this text is wondering to what extent VMware vSphere 4 is covered, the subtitles explain a majority

New Book Review: "Making EIM Work for Business"

Recently posted book review for Making Enterprise Information Management (EIM) Work for Business: A Guide to Understanding Information as an Asset, by John Ladley, Morgan Kaufmann, 2010, reposted here: John Ladley indicates at the outset that the necessity of this text is threefold: (1) because the reader is already doing

Countdown to 2014

In his most recent (October 25, 2010) Computerworld magazine opinion piece, Frank Hayes discusses a debt that corporate IT departments need not pay. Perhaps a majority of readers of the magazine are already familiar with "IT debt", because Hayes mentions the term multiple times within his article but

SpringOne 2GX 2010 Day 2: Keynote

After returning to work Thursday and catching up on some sleep following my attendance of the SpringOne 2GX 2010 conference held at The Westin Lombard Yorktown Center in the heart of the Lombard / Oak Brook, Illinois business corridor, the following are some notes taken following dinner during the second keynote

New Book Review: "The Data Model Resource Book Volume 3"

Recently posted book review for The Data Model Resource Book Volume 3: Universal Patterns for Data Modeling, by Len Silverston and Paul Agnew, Wiley Publishing Inc, 2009, reposted here: Incredibly well done follow-up to the first two volumes of Silverston's data model series (see my reviews for "