Data & AI

As some of you know, I'm more than just a pretty face. In fact, more years ago than I care to think about, I got my MBA because I was more interested in how and why technology got used in the enterprise way more than how it was implemented or what technology it was.

Of course, as with...

Rob Hailstone, an analyst over at The Butler Group, just wrote an article talking about our IONA...

As I write this, I wonder if Joe will wonder why one of his (very loyal, and loved by many) employees (me) would promote Oracle on the company blog! Hear me out Joe... this is good news, for us, and for Oracle (and BEA) customers.

Just back from vacation (I know, y'all missed me), and...

Ok, I admit it. I'm a relational guy. SQL is my language of choice - the old standby that does it all, why would I need more?!?

Another tool in my toolbox you say? Something for when SQL is not enough or I want to do more? The world isn't all rows and columns you say? Hmm.....I do like...

Well, my intrepid investigative reporter friend, Jeff Schneider, broke the news.  We've acquired Mindreef.  You can never time these things perfectly, and we didn't want to have news of Mindreef...

As you have probably read in today's press and blogs, Progress is going to acquire IONA.  This is great news and I welcome my new colleagues from IONA.  But what does this mean to our combined customers?  While I am...

Modern SOA infrastructure is analogous to our global telecommunications infrastructure. These days, just about everybody (my teenage daughter included) has a cell phone that they can use to connect to someone in Berlin, Bangkok or Beijing. The infrastructure is highly reliable,...