Decision Support News
 
D. J. Power, Editor
 
July 07, 2013             Vol. 14, No. 14
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1) What Wikipedia resources are useful for a database management course? 
2) Recent DSS News Headlines 
3) Upcoming Decision Support Conferences/Call for Papers 
 
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What Wikipedia resources are useful for a database management course?
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by Daniel Power 
Editor, DSSResources.com 
  
Managing data is a fundamental need in organizations. More 
complex data, parallel processing and inexpensive hardware 
has led to major innovations in database technologies 
and data management. Relational database management systems (RDBMS) 
remain the dominant technology and RDBMS are especially important 
for transaction processing systems. Decision support data sources 
and databases have changed however and new technologies have 
created a need for new skills. A contemporary database management 
and theory course must deal with a broad set of topics. Web 
resources, primarily Wikipedia, meet a need for authoritative, 
low cost knowledge about databases and data management.
  
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2) Recent DSS News Headlines
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07/03/2013 Operational analysis can drive competitive advantage and combat data scientist shortage, GigaOM reports.  Check release. 
07/01/2013 Oracle announces general availability of Oracle Database 12c, the first database designed for the cloud. Check release. 
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3) Upcoming Decision Support Conferences/Call for Papers/Books
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1. Papers due August 29, 2013: Workshop "Reshaping Society through Analytics, Collaboration, and Decision Support" December 15, 2013 in Milan, 
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2. DSI Annual meeting, Baltimore, MD
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3. INFORMS Conference on Information Systems and Technology 
Oct. 5-6, 2013. Click here 
  
4. ICIS December 15-18, 2013 Click here 
  
 
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