- From the Inside January/February 2012
Big Data has been a hot topic lately. Since it really is not clear what it
is, or how to Big Data applies to us, I figured I'd add my two cents on the
topic. - The Rock and the Hard Place: Parallel and Agile Development — Part 1: Parallel Development
In our fast-paced, modern, development environments, the old data
processing methodologies are disappearing. Large, up-front design and
development techniques can no longer meet the delivery requirements of
today's fast-paced, rapidly changing, user demands and competitive
pressures. Like it or not, MultiValue shops need to embrace the concepts of
both parallel and agile development. - Business Tech: Prediction 2012
2011 was an interesting year. We saw technical innovation, new services,
and a number of changes in the overall landscape. So what will 2012 bring?
Nobody can know the future, but here are the best guesses of one of our
contributing authors. - jQuery Mobile: Making Mobile with Minimal Misery
The greenscreen went the way of the dodo bird. Desktop GUIs may be
sufficient for in-house employees, but they do not provide ready access for
your customers. A well-designed customer-facing website is an absolute
requirement in today's business environment (at least according to your
customers). But now, even that is considered insufficient. Customers demand
access by mobile devices. Perhaps this new tool can help ease your pain. - U2 Replication: An Overview of our Scalable and Robust High Availability Solution
With the introduction of U2 Replication and complimenting features,
UniVerse v11.1 now offers a scalable, robust, feature-rich environment for a
24x7x365 operation for any size of business, with the addition of real-time
interoperability with other databases. - Rolling Your Own MultiValue Web Connector - Part 1
In case you have been asleep the last few years, let us fill you in on some
important news. The Web has taken over. In order to meet your customers'
demands and stay competitive, the data in your MultiValuebased applications
must be accessible by Web technologies. While there are a number of fine
products in the MultiValue world to allow you to do this, if you are willing
to get your hands dirty with a little bit of programming, you can accomplish
a lot of this with tools readily available to you as open source. - Finding the Value of Training
Training is an investment. Find out how to get the most value from the
money you spend. - Tech Tip: Sort Data by Week Number
There are times when doing reports when you need to sort your values into
weeks. Most people would end up writing a program to do this, but that is
not necessary. - Clif Notes: Who Cares if MultiValue Survives?
Before we explore this question, let me get one thing out of the way — the
obligatory New Year's resolution.
I will not write controversial column titles.
There. Done. And all in keeping with my tradition of starting the new year
off with a burst of productivity by simultaneously making and breaking my
New Year's resolution.
With that out of the way, let's return to the question. Who cares if
MultiValue survives? I don't.
Oh my, I can already hear the scraping of sharpening stones on steel, the
squawking of fowl, and smell the odor of tar being heated in the pots. I
should hasten to explain myself before it becomes necessary for me to go on
Amazon.com and place an order for large quantities of engine degreaser and
burn ointment.
