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Wandering Data

Mobile computing and databases

BlackBerry Bold vs 8800: simple performance compar...
Thu, 09 Oct 2008 01:21:37 +0000
Just getting a couple of devices ready for the BlackBerry Developer Conference in ten days time, and it gave me a chance...

Can I have one? Part II
Wed, 08 Oct 2008 13:18:43 +0000
More things I want: A device powered by trees. Communications over a lightbulb-powered network.

The Invisible Database

Thoughts and opinions on embedded, mobile and self-managing database systems, as well as the software business.

Is It Done?
Tue, 30 Sep 2008 19:55:04 +0000
Today is the last day of our quarter. For the last couple weeks, I have heard the question many times: “Is it d...

Bundling Third Party Code - Part 2
Wed, 17 Sep 2008 12:50:28 +0000
In my previous posting, I discussed some of the issues and procedures that we go through within the SQL Anywhere team wh...

Rows and Columns

SQL Anywhere perspective on technology

Try the New SQL Anywhere Database Monitoring Tool
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:41:24 +0000
I would like to invite everyone to be involved in the beta testing of our brand new graphical monitoring tool. The SQL A...

SQL Anywhere 11.0.0 Announcements
Tue, 05 Aug 2008 15:26:15 +0000
Sybase Techwave is happening this week in Las Vegas. SQL Anywhere has made 3 major announcements: Sybase iAnywhere Anno...

Peering Behind the Browser

Exploring the World of Data Behind the Tags

AjaxWorld 2008
Fri, 26 Sep 2008 17:56:11 +0000
I just found out that my abstract for AjaxWorld 2008 in San Jose has been accepted. I will be speaking on Tuesday, Octob...

Where Does that URL End Up? Part 2
Tue, 23 Sep 2008 18:31:35 +0000
In a first part of this post we discussed how the SQL Anywhere HTTP Server routes web requests. In brief, when a web req...

At ZendCon 2008 This Week
Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:43:43 +0000
I am at the ZendCon 2008 PHP show this whole week. I will be at the Sybase iAnywhere booth all day on Tuesday and Wednes...

I'd rather play golf

Thoughts on data management, autonomic computing, and self-managing database systems.

SQL Standard compliance verification
Thu, 09 Oct 2008 15:18:13 +0000
If you Google the ISO/ANSI SQL Standard, it is pretty easy to find criticism of the standard on the web. One that Google...

Topics in Virtualization Research: notes from Irfa...
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:33:35 +0000
This afternoon I listened to Irfan Ahmad, a member of the Resource Management team at VMware, who gave a lecture entitle...

The risk of insufficient capacity planning
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:03:21 +0000
This past week offered an example of the risk of insufficient capacity planning. The Canadian Radio-Telecommunications C...