Pat Helland – Communications of the ACM

Practice Nov 1 2020

Data kept outside SQL has different characteristics from data kept inside.

Computing Applications

Practice Jul 1 2020

Building projects despite (and because of) existing complex systems.

Architecture and Hardware

Practice Jan 1 2020

Combining data from many sources may cause painful delays.

Computing Applications

Practice Nov 1 2019

The trade-offs between write and read.

Computing Applications

Practice Jul 1 2019

Data doesn't always fit nicely into a new home.

Computing Applications

Practice Apr 1 2019

The complex cacophony of intertwined systems.

Architecture and Hardware

Practice Oct 1 2018

The interactions between storage and applications can be complex and subtle.

Computing Applications

Practice Aug 1 2018

For many data items, the work never settles on a value.

Computing Applications

Practice Dec 1 2017

Cardboard surrounds and protects stuff as it crosses boundaries.

Computing Applications

Practice Jul 1 2017

One system's side effect is another's meat and potatoes.

Computing Applications

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