Volume 28 | Number 5 OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2014
FEATURES
RESEARCH@DBTA
2 The Unfolding Future: More Data, Not Enough Data Gurus By Joe McKendrick
FEATURE STORY
4 Big Analytics Redefines Enterprise Decision Making
By Joe McKendrick
DEPARTMENTS
TRENDS
20 The Accidental DBA’s Guide to Managing Critical Data While Providing Business Value
By Thomas LaRock
APPLICATIONS
22 Cross-Regional Data Integration: The Marriage of Performance and Compliance
By Frank Huerta
24 Avoiding Big Headaches With Big Infrastructure By Tim McIntire
MULTIVALUE SOLUTIONS
26 Revelation Software Reveals Details About RevCon15 in Houston
26 Kore Technologies Showcases KommerceServer eCommerce Suite 5.3
26 Entrinsik Informer Helps North Iowa Area Community College Optimize Decision Making
27 Zumasys Expands its MultiValue Solution Set With AccuTerm Software Acquisition
COLUMNS
28 IOUG Observations by John Matelski
Business Intelligence—Not Just a Private Sector Tool
29 DBA Corner by Craig S. Mullins
Improving Data integrity Using Check Constraints
30 SQL Server Drill Down by Kevin Kline
Preview of the PASS Summit 2014
31 Big Data Notes by Guy Harrison
Real-Time Big Data With the Lambda Architecture
32 Database Elaborations by Todd Schraml
Theory Means Never having to say ‘Performance’