Does the weather affect your sales, either by location or by season? Maybe it does, maybe not. The only way to know for certain is to collect the data. But collecting such data may prove to be more expensive than it is worth. After all, you can’t control the weather. How about happiness and stock … Read more
Data breaches are on the rise. Well, that’s what we are being led to believe by the same mainstream media that want us to think that sharks are rising up against humanity, too. I don’t believe that data breaches or shark attacks are increasing in frequency. What *is* increasing is our awareness of these events. … Read more
This past Monday I watched the Bowl Championship Series title game between the (American-style) football teams from Auburn University and Florida State University. As is my usual custom when watching sports between teams for which I have no rooting interest, I spend time looking for statistics to help me decide where to place my loyalties for … Read more
Yesterday I talked about the Accidental Architect. Today I want to add some additional thoughts. There is a reason why we end up gravitating towards careers as DBAs or architects: natural curiosity. We want to know how something works. We want to do our best to ensure that a system is built the right way … Read more
Years ago I left school after getting my graduate degree in Mathematics and got myself a real job, you know the one that had things like a pension and health insurance. Since it was only the cost of a co-pay I decided to visit a doctor to have a physical done because, well, isn’t that … Read more
Data is sexy. Everything about data is sexy. When you see the right piece of data it will make you want to sing and dance.
