Results of EnterpriseDB Open Source Database Survey is a post from: Database Geek Blog

EnterpriseDB announced the results of the survey they did a few months ago at OSCON. Now, take the results with a grain of salt as it was done by EnterpriseDB. EnterpriseDB is based on Postgres so there is a vested interest in making Postgres sound good. Results can be skewed depending on how the survey is worded, what options are available… Read the rest!

Postgres East 2008 Conference is a post from: Database Geek Blog

I’m in Baltimore this weekend at the Postgres East 2008 conference. I’m giving a presentation tomorrow on SQL/XML for developers. Below is the presentation and below that is the code used in the presentation.

Code to follow along:

If you aren’t using javascript, you can get download the presentation or the script from scribd.

Or, to make it easy, just grab this… Read the rest!

Live From JBoss World Orlando! is a post from: Database Geek Blog

I’m just back from a brisk walk around the Marriott World Center Resort in Orlando, FL.

What an amazing place! It is incredibly huge. I asked “How big?” when I was checking in and it has 2004 rooms, 265,000 square feet of meeting space, multiple pools (including some with waterfalls), at least one hot tub and a golf course. Oh yeah, and an… Read the rest!

A Day with Ralph Kimball, Part 2 is a post from: Database Geek Blog

This continues the blog began in Part 1 of A Day with Ralph Kimball.

So, on to the seminar! Please remember that this isn’t what Ralph said as much as it’s my interpretation of what Ralph said. I’m trying to explain what you’ll get from his seminar but it’s through my eyes not yours. That’s why this is not a replacement… Read the rest!