Kevin Kline : News Analysis

New on "Database Trends & Applications"

KKline — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 19:37:00 GMT

In last month's column, "2012 Might Really Be the End of the World as We Know It," I described a number of major developments in the IT industry that are likely to disrupt the life of database professionals everywhere...(read more)

What I'm Reading, July 22 2011

KKline — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 14:43:00 GMT

I read too much, and that, my friends, is an entirely separate topic for a blog post. But I thought I'd share with you a little more about what I'm reading because sometimes, if I'm lucky, it might be something you'd enjoy too. So I'm going to start sharing...(read more)

Adventures in the Land of CloudDB/NoSQL/NoAcid

KKline — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 13:44:00 GMT

Cloud, Bunny, or CloudBunny? Last year, some of my friends from Quest Software attended Hadoop World in New York. In 2009, I never would've guessed that Quest would be there with products, community initiatives, as a major sponsor and with presenters?...(read more)

My Last "Catch-Up" Post for 2010 Content

KKline — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 20:57:00 GMT

I did a lot of writing in 2010. Unfortunately, I didn't do a good job of keeping all of that writing equally distributed throughout all of the channels where I'm active. So here are a few more posts from my blog, put on-line during the months of November...(read more)

Google Wave is Dead! Long Live the Wave!

KKline — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 23:16:00 GMT

I Never Could Hang 10 (Minutes) on Google Wave While enduring an endless series of flight delays and disgruntled passengers in the Baltimore airport that was my own personal travel hell on the evening of Thursday, August 5th, I came across this interesting...(read more)

Want Spy Novel Twists in a True IT Journalism Story? Read this...

KKline — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 22:48:00 GMT

David Straithairn as the great Edward R. Murrow in the 2005 film "Good Night and Good Luck" Journalists are important. In my opinion, they're very important . The best journalists, like Old Testament prophets, speak truth to power and reveal the ugly...(read more)

[OT] When Does Media Content -Truly- Become Public Domain?

KKline — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 01:28:00 GMT

I've always been intrigued by our process for allowing creative content, such as songs or movies, to become public domain. A common usage for public domain might be to create a short family video and, seeking a peppy and familiar piece of background music,...(read more)