DATABASE TRENDS AND APPLICATIONS
The Journal of Information Integration and Management
Volume 32, Number 2 • April/May 2018
Table of Contents
FEATURES
RESEARCH@DBTA
2 The New World for Data Replication in Data-Driven Enterprises By Joe McKendrick
FEATURE STORY
4 Cognitive Computing Journey Begins With Data Management By Joe McKendrick
DEPARTMENTS
Trends
15 Data Analytics: The Gateway to Digital Transformation By Mala Anand
17 Playing to Win: Three Tips to Make Sure Your Organization is Audit-Ready By Tim Jesser
APPLICATIONS
19 The Headaches of Microsoft SQL Server Sprawl—And How to Make Them Stop By Connor Cox
25 Blockchain: Investors are Sold, But Why are Consumers Skeptical By Monica Eaton-Cardone
MULTIVALUE SOLUTIONS
27 Replication. Replication. Replication. By Vinnie Smith
COLUMNS
30 Emerging technologies > by Guy Harrison Serverless Computing Upends Application Architectures Yet Again
31 Next-Gen Data Management > by Rob Mandeville Moving to Automation Means Many Decisions
32 IOUG OBSERVATIONS > by David Start Community—The Most Important Aspect of the IOUG
33 DBA Corner > by Craig S. Mullins Data Lake Versus Data Warehouse: Understanding the Differences
34 SQL Server Drill Down > by Kevin Kline WIT and the SQL Server Community
36 Database Elaborations > by Todd Schraml Reverse-Engineering Exposes Unconscious Implementations