There is perhaps no area within database administration more time-consuming or fraught with difficulty as the need to accurately shepherd the varied and ongoing vectors of change across an ...

A DBA will need to make many different types of changes to a database over its lifetime. Some will be simple and easy to implement, others much more difficult and complex. Many types of database ...

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In an August 2004 Computerworld.com article titled “An Introduction to Visible Ops,” Kevin Behr, Gene Kim and George Spafford described their methodology for implementing the best practices found in ...

There’s an adage that says change is the only constant. Still, every IT executive knows constant change wreaks havoc on a complex IT environment. In fact, IDC and Gartner report that 70% to 80% of ...

Digital transformation is a necessity for many businesses. But so many of these efforts fail due to a lack of change management. Companies of all types and sizes are investing heavily in the ...