This Week: How databases changed the world

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June 09, 2003 >> Receive this email as text  >> About this email   In this Issue >> From the Editor: How databases changed the world >> Featured Topic: Data center futures >> Expert Technical Advice: New expert advice, forum posts and tips >> Site Highlights: * DBA profiles * Multi-dimensional analysis and OLAP * The SearchDatabase.com Webcast Library  From the Editor: by Tim DiChiara, Site Editor How did the database industry get started? How has it changed the face of business? What were the key milestones, the big obstacles and the lessons learned? I recently came across an interesting panel discussion addressing these very issues, featuring many of the database pioneers and leaders of the last 30 years: Chris Date, Herb Edelstein, Bob Epstein, Ken Jacobs, Pat Selinger, Roger Sippl and Michael Stonebraker. It's available via streaming video and was recorded in February at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California. After a chatty and lengthy (45 minutes!) introduction only interesting to hardcore insiders, you can see Chris Date waxing eloquent about Ted Codd (complete with quotes from Shakespeare, no less), Herb Edelstein waxing eloquent about Chris Date, and Michael Stonebraker at his geeky best. There's also interesting trivia about the beginnings of SQL, the role of INGRES, why the relational model will stand the test of time and some friendly Oracle and IBM bashing (and Microsoft and Sybase and...). I urge all you data management pros interested in broadening your knowledge of the field to check it out! If you're still not satiated, don't forget about our collection of backgrounders about the DBMS and the data management industry. Till next week, Tim  Featured Topic: Data center futures by Tim DiChiara, Site Editor Our successful conference last week showed how to think about, plan and implement the data center of the future. Read our coverage of the issues inside... Read more about this topic  Expert Technical Advice: Featured Expert Brian Peasland, Database Administrator, SGT, Inc. Category: Oracle Brian is an OCP and has been in the IT field for 15 years working as a computer operator, operations analyst, systems administrator, application developer and finally a database administrator. Ask him your tough Oracle questions! View all of Brian's answers This Week: In the forums >> DB2 date increment Member "sync" is wondering about the correct syntax to increment date/timestamp fields using the SQL Update command? Go to our "DB2 Tech Forum" if you can help. >> Help still needed with ODBC text driver Member "mbouge's" company is having a battle over whether it is better to extract data to flat files, transfer via ftp and then use sql loader OR use dblink to move data between different Oracle databases. Go to our "Oracle Tech Forum" if you have an opinion. Tip of the Week: Here's a simple SQL Server script that can be customized to quickly grant permissions to various users on all tables or stored procedures. Using this script, the author was able to reduce the time taken to grant permissions during installation from 30 minutes to 1 second! >> Script to grant permissions in SQL Server  Site Highlights DBA profiles Read our DBA profiles series to learn what your peers do all day long. From consulting to beta testing, you can read about other IT professionals and the database careers they have chosen. Multi-dimensional analysis and OLAP Only you can determine the best business intelligence solution for your company. But you don't have to do it alone. Our Product and Vendor guide provides you with the research you need to make the most informed decision. Visit today! The SearchDatabase.com Webcast Library On demand for your convenience, you can tune in and learn from database experts. 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