Randall Weis
Randall Weis, founder and CEO of InBase, Inc, has more than 24 years of experience in IT and IT management, specializing in enterprise data architecture. Weis' technical expertise is in sophisticated, multitiered systems. He has designed logical and physical data models and implemented several high profile, very large database (VLDB) systems in the financial and insurance industries. These systems have had very stringent performance and real-time history requirements. His software development company, InBase, Inc., has developed software and Web sites used by some of the nations largest companies. Weis has been a presenter at various user groups, including Guide, Share, Midwest Database Users Group and Camp IT Expo. His technique for modeling history, retro activity and future dating has been reviewed and approved for the physical implementation of IBM's Insurance Application Architecture (IAA). He may be reached via email at randyw@inbaseinc.com.
Recent Stories From this Author
Time and Time Again: Scenario 1, Transaction 2
November 19, 2008 In this column, we begin our discussion of bi-temporal updates
Time and Time Again: Scenario 1
November 5, 2008 With this column, the authors begin an example-driven presentation of asserted versioning.
Time and Time Again: The Logical Data Model for Asserted Versioning Examples
October 15, 2008 In this column, we present the logical data model of the five tables we will use to illustrate asserted versioning.
Time and Time Again: The Origins of Asserted Versioning
October 1, 2008 In this column, we present the schema of asserted versioning tables. Using a one-row policy table, we explain how to read the...
Time and Time Again: The Origins of Asserted Versioning
September 16, 2008 In this column, we discuss the origins of asserted versioning, an approach to temporal data management that has roots in both...
Time and Time Again: Versions and Episodes
September 3, 2008 This column introduces episodes, a core concept in asserted versioning. It explains the correspondences between episodes and...
Time and Time Again: Concluding Our Extended Taxonomy Discussion
August 13, 2008 This wraps up our classification of ways to manage time in databases. Each has its place in enterprise data architecture. Our...
Time and Time Again: The Importance of Bi-Temporal Data Management
July 30, 2008 To emphasize the relevance of our discussions to real-world data management issues, we will consider four hypothetical...
Time and Time Again: Managing Time in Relational Databases, Part 28 - A Revised Roadmap
June 12, 2008 We will summarize what we've done so far and proceed to develop an amended roadmap.
Time and Time Again: Managing Time in Relational Databases, Part 27 - Original and Temporal Inserts (Concluded)
May 21, 2008 We will proceed now to a discussion of original and temporal inserts.
