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XML DOM is the W3C standard for accessing the content and structure of XML documents. It provides a number of interfaces for accessing the XML document. The hierarchical tree structure consists of a number of Nodes. A number of interfaces are present for the creation and manipulation of nodes in an XML document. Since XML DOM is independent of a programming language all languages and scripts can use this method.
DBA School: Seats Are Already Filling Up
…and we’ve heard from a lot of you that are booking travel and such. If you’re coming to DBA School in September (3 days, Stephen Wynkoop and Chris Shaw teaching, in-person class), please be sure to register right away. We’re getting the message that there are a LOT of people that want to come. It’s pretty exciting the response we’ve already had. We’re hearing the price is unbelievable (accused of a typo in our pricing!), that the content is really strong and we just can’t wait to get started.
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I Need Your Help – and Feedback
I have a request. This week is survey week. I would absolutely LOVE to hear from you (yes, you) – it’s really important to get as many feedback elements as possible so we can see how we’re doing. I’ve split the survey into two parts – you can take the simple, 6 question intro survey and quit, or you can take both the intro and the more in-depth survey. I’d really love to hear what you think of features, what you use, what you don’t, where we should be going, and so much more. We’re giving away a SSWUG membership and a free pass to the fall Virtual Conference from a random drawing of people that fill out part 1.
It’s only 6 questions. Please take a moment now and let us know how we’re doing.
…and, if you take part two, we’re adding more SSWUG memberships, more passes to the conference AND the conference passes will include the DVD set from the conference.
Cloud Computing – What’s the Biggest Challenge?
I was reading this post by Jason Massie and really getting thinking. I do understand what Jason’s saying about security, performance and such. I hope though that the premise of the post is incorrect. I’m not saying the point of the post is incorrect, I’m saying that I hope he’s wrong. (There is a difference).
I *hope* that the concept of cloud computing actually brings with it a better, more sane, more general interface. Wouldn’t it be cool if you could plug into whatever cloud-based computing tools you wanted to use for your database? Couldn’t the interface in fact become more of a simple "get me the data" call, without regard to the platform you’re talking to? That would be something. I hope that this is the outcome of the longer-term solutions offered. Perhaps they could offer two levels of connectivity (oh no, thoughts of ODBC come rushing in), "generic API" and "specific API."
If you think of the cloud as a potential clean-slate for database implementations, it’s possible, just possible, that things that have been learned in the past, from best connectivity options to tools and tuning, could be done differently in this environment. I hope it’s not just a "simple" port of the database engine, that would be a shame. I suspect that’s very close to what it will be initially, but hope that medium-term, it’s not the permanent solution.
What do you think? Do you agree with Jason that it amounts to platform lock-in, or do you see things getting more general or … what?
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DTS Conversion to SSIS * Conversion Best Practices
Join this webcast and Learn how and why to convert DTS to SSIS. See how you can save time and money and easily migrate your DTS packages to SSIS * Introduction to SSIS and its differences vs. DTS * Advantages of SSIS over DTS * Options for converting DTS packages to native SSIS * Adding value to packages during the conversion process * Assessing the scope of a DTS conversion project. Presented by: Brian Knight
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