(William Pearson) In this article, we extend the meaning of “samples,” as well as the definition of “Administrator,” a bit further. (The Performance Dashboard can serve as an excellent tool for DBAs, as well as other “administrators” within the various layers of the integrated Microsoft BI solution.
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Accessing form data via JavaScript and the DOM
(Tony Patton) Accessing and manipulating the various elements on a Web page is a common endeavor that is easily accomplished with JavaScript and the HTML Document Object Model (DOM). In this article, I examine the various ways to access page elements and describe how to create them.
Is 10g feeling the pinch?
(Philip Howard) In its recent quarterly results Oracle announced that its database and middleware division had grown by 17% in terms of new licence revenues. What are we to make of this? Well, it sounds (and is) very impressive. However, Larry subsequently commented that the middleware component of
DataTable to Excel
(Jacob Klint) A common task I’ve run across is the need to export a DataTable to an Excel spreadsheet. It’s a great way to distribute reports, etc. to users. It also seems like an obvious translation, considering the way that DataSets are usually presented in DataGrid controls.
Oracle BI Suite EE 10gR3 – My first encounter
(Raymond de Vries) Oracle recently released its official version of the Oracle BI Suite Enterprise Edition – 10gR3 (10.1.3.2.0 – also known as the Maui release). This version is based on the Siebel Analytics application stack, which Oracle obtained with the Siebel acquisition. The release is differe
Maintain DTS packages in SQL Server 2005
(Joseph Toscano) Let’s assume you are supporting a customer that wants to upgrade from SQL Server 2000 to SQL Server 2005. There are many reasons to justify this decision as outlined in the following excellent white paper: Why upgrade to SQL Server 2005. (R)
Implement DB2 high availability disaster recovery in a Tivoli System Automation cluster domain
(Girish Sundaram) Learn step-by-step how to implement IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows high availability disaster recovery in an IBM Tivoli System Automation for Multiplatforms cluster domain. You’ll derive the twin benefits of a highly reliable and available cluster and a robust, seamless datab
Programming for the New DB2
(Maria Sarikos) So what exactly is data skew? In the DB2 context, it happens when DB2 creates an access path based on certain assumptions, but those assumptions are wrong, so the access path created is just plain inefficient. For example lets say you were selecting all the names in your client table
Scrum, Agile development methodologies mix with VSTS projects
(Colleen Frye) .NET developers that want to adopt more agile development methodologies, while still towing the line with their project management offices, may soon begin to tap into templates available with Visual Studio 2005 Team System.
MySQL Table Sync vs. SQLyog Job Agent
(Xaprb) When I wrote my first article on algorithms to compare and synchronize data between MySQL tables, Webyog’s Rohit Nadhani left a comment on the article mentioning the SQLyog Job Agent, which has a similar function. Although I have been developing MySQL Table Sync essentially in isolation, I h