(Willie Favero) IDUG’s second full day is in the books. From an attendee’s point of view, this was a very, very good day for presentations.
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Microsoft says support for Open XML is growing
(Eric Lai) Citing statements of support from more than 300 companies and organizations, Microsoft claimed on Tuesday that interest in its Office Open XML file format continues to grow.
Future SQL Server to add policy management
(Margie Semilof) There won’t be any sweeping architectural changes or big promises for the next generation of SQL Server. Instead the company will stick to the basics in hopes that IT shops will recognize its value in helping to control the mounds of data in corporate data warehouses today. (R)
Special: Kat Meadows: What’s in Your Toolbox?
Pro-Center Video Programming for IT Professionals
Monitoring OS statistics with INFORMATION_SCHEMA plugins
(Mark Leith) With all the talk lately of the new INFORMATION_SCHEMA plugin API, I thought I’d have a go at making a couple. I’ve now made three different pluggable INFORMATION_SCHEMA tables – one that works from df -k – which will only work on UNIX like systems (other than AIX or HPUX) – and two whi
Debugging SSIS packages
(Eric Johnson) New to SQL Server 2005, SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) adds an enterprise-level extract, transform and load (ETL) tool to the ever-growing suite of SQL Server tools. SSIS replaces DTS, which was only around for two releases of SQL Server and grabbed limited following. Besides
11i: ATG RUP5 and CPU Impact
Oracle has released the latest ATG rollup RUP5 (official name is 11i.ATG_PF.H.delta.5). From a security perspective, RUP5 is important in three regards – –The ATG rollups contain a number of security enhancements –RUP5 incorporates ATG CPU patches from January 2005 to January 2007 –Starti
Resolving Common Connectivity Issues in SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services Connectivity Scenarios
(Carl Rabeler) This article identifies the top 10 connectivity scenarios in which users may experience connectivity problems and explores error messages generated by common client applications. It shows you how to quickly isolate each error, and then provides the information you need to resolve the
Using SQL 2005 with Expression Web
(Don Schlichting) This article will explore various methods of accessing SQL Server from inside Microsoft Expression Web. Microsoft Expression Web is a graphical development tool for creating web pages and is part of the new Expression Studio. The Studio itself consists of four components, Expressio
Protecting your Forms Investments while Moving to the Web
(Wilfred van der Deijl) Oracle Forms has been web enabled since 1999. It is perfectly possible to run Oracle Forms in a web browser and in its Statement of Direction, Oracle has indicated to support Form to, at least, 2013. On the other hand there is a rapid growth and adoption of Java/J2EE technolo