Posts Tagged ‘data warehouse’
“It Takes a Village to Track a Child”
How much new knowledge and insights can we gain from following, not 100, but 100,000 kids from before birth to the time they complete college? One of the most ambitious government research studies launched in January 2008 promises to offer exciting opportunities for new scientific discoveries by 2030 when babies born new begin to graduate from college. Read the rest of this entry »
Database for US border crossings
Fran shared with me this really nice article about Department of Homeland Security’s efforts to build a comprehensive database of U.S. border crossings:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/19/AR2008081902811.html
Like many discussions of data collection efforts, this news piece focuses on security issues and privacy rights. These are important questions and there are no easy answers, but I want to think about something else. Read the rest of this entry »
Database Management – Module Wrap-up
Good morning everyone!
We are getting ready to wrap up the module on database management. As you are probably aware by now, relational databases underlie most of the modern information systems. Ecommerce websites, hospitals and college admissions offices would be in big trouble if their databases are not working properly. Read the rest of this entry »
