(Adam Jorgensen, Steven Wort, Ross LoForte and Brian Knight) Many DBAs seem to have difficulty understanding exactly what clustering is. Following is a good working definition:
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ODI 12c – Parallel Table Load
(David Allan) In this post we will look at the ODI 12c capability of parallel table load from the aspect of the mapping developer and the knowledge module developer – two quite different viewpoints. This is about parallel table loading which isn’t to be confused with loading multiple targets per se.
Feet in the Data Center, Head in the Cloud
(Bill Cole) I love computer hardware. You know, walk in the data center and hear all those fans whining, lights flashing, disks spinning. Home and mother. My domain. I can explain how each and every one of them is used – except for a few in the racks over there.
Proposal to simplify SQL_MODE options
(Morgan Tocker) In the MySQL team, we’ve observed that having a large number of possible SQL modes creates confusion amongst users. For example, if you follow my advice on ‘recommended defaults for new applications’, it is:
Ajax Call from Master Page to webservice (asmx) through JQuery
(m.waqasiqbal) This tip describes the steps to access server side web service (asmx) from master page JavaScript. This can be helpful in situations when you want to prevent full page postback and need to communicate from client side to server side from master page.
SQL Server Integration Services Data Type Conversion Testing
(Brady Upton) I’ve been tasked with a project where I need to extract data from one source and load into a destination. I plan on using SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) and that seems simple. The only caveat is that I need to modify some of data types during this conversion. What’s the best w
Understand jQuey Ajax Function: Call Web-API Method
(Sourav Kayal) Welcome to the Understand jQuery Ajax Function article series. In previous articles we saw how to call a C# code behind function, Web Service and WCF Service using the jQuery Ajax method. You can read them here.
Understanding ViewData, ViewBag And TempData
(Bipin Joshi) While working with ASP.NET MVC applications you often need to pass data from controller action methods to the view. And there are various techniques to accomplish that goal – ViewData, ViewBag and TempData. This article explains these techniques, their usage and the difference between
ADF Controller Save Points – Save For Later Implementation with PS_TXN
(Andrejus Baranovskis) This blog post will be based on ADF Developer Guide section – 24.7 Using Save Points in Task Flows. I will be describing out of the box ‘save for later’ functionality provided by ADF BC (Model) and ADF Task Flows (Controller).
Deprecations and Other Changes in DB2 11
(Troy Coleman) As I was reading the DB2 11 announcement letter (U.S. version here; EMEA version here), I noticed that SYNONYMS has been deprecated and the recommendation is to use ALIAS. This could have a huge impact on existing development environments; it will greatly affect DBAs.