(Jeremy Kadlec) SQL Server business users and reporting users share a common goal: a successful business. Business users capture the line of business data critical to place orders, assist customers or schedule a service. Once that data is captured and the product or service is delivered, the role of
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Using Oracle’s COALESCE function as a quick CASE statement
(Bob Watkins) Database applications sometimes store information about multiple, related entities in the same table. For example, purchased parts and parts built in-house are both parts. Managers and employees are both employees. Although the multiple entity types may have slight differences in the d
Book Review: Expert Oracle Database 10g Administration
(Steve Callan) Every once in a while, it’s worth noting an exceptional product or publication, and the purpose of this article is to do just that by highlighting Sam Alapati’s Expert Oracle Database 10g Administration (Apress). The amount of material covered in the book is extensive and its database
SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services Training Resources
(William Li) I have collected many free training resources here for people to learn about SQL 2005 Reporting. This list includes various levels of materials including some introduction and advanced topics. Please let me know if links don’t work or you have new links for me to add on. I’ll update the
Introducing WSGI: Python’s Secret Web Weapon
(James Gardner) The recent Python 2.5 release features the addition of the Web Server Gateway Interface Utilities and Reference Implementation package (wsgiref) to Python’s standard library.
Add Drag-and-Drop Magic to Your Web Pages Using Microsoft AJAX Library
(Wei-Meng Lee) One of the coolest features you can add to your Web application is the ability for users to personalize the look-and-feel of the pages all on their own. And often, users like to rearrange parts of the page to suit their own viewing preferences. Imagine going to a Web site and being ab
An update on moving off of DB2’s private protocol
(Willie Favero) This entry had its real beginnings a few weeks ago when I talked about private protocol really getting removed from DB2… finally. That discussion started in my blog entry on August 11, 2006: Countdown to the end of DB2’s Private Protocol. At that time I mentioned a REXX exec being sh
Experts wonder if Oracle’s revenue growth is sustainable
(Mark Brunelli) Wall Street analysts and IT industry experts are wondering whether Oracle’s explosive growth in new applications license revenues is sustainable over the long term. (R)
Save A XML File to Database and Send and email using XSLT
(cykophysh39) It is a common requirement in a website to have the ability send an email to the organisation via a contact form. Depending on the organisation they may need this information saved to a Database or sent directly to a pre defined email account where this information will be processed. T
Dashboard: Compliance Concerns And Chaos Abound
(Penny Crosman) Most companies have reason to be insecure about compliance, if the results of a recent AIIM International survey are an accurate indication. More than half of the 741 respondents (users of content management technology) described their organizations as being at a very early stage in