(Roger Magoulas) Tableau Software is a provider of visual analysis and reporting tools. Although there are several tools available to help users efficiently and easily create pivot tables or cross-tabulations, Tableau allows you to take it one step further: visualize the cross-tabulations in real ti
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Microsoft’s Lineup of SQL Server Related Webcasts for September 2006
Ten new webcasts are scheduled for September, covering such topics as Business Intelligence Solutions, SQL Server 2005 Competitive Migrations and more.
Set named restore points for easier flashback in Oracle 10gR2
(Bob Watkins) Oracle 9i introduced a flashback query feature that displays query results as of a prior point in time. However, the table itself was not modified. Oracle 10g extended the flashback feature to flash back a table permanently. Now Oracle 10g Release 2 makes this process easier with the a
Oracle 10G XE User Management 101
(Jayaram Krishnaswamy) If you’re a DBA, one of your basic tasks involves managing users: dropping, adding, and changing permissions. Even if you aren’t a DBA, if you use a database, you may find it helpful to know the tasks that a DBA performs. This article explains the basics for how to perform the
Accelerating Supply Chain Intelligence to Create a Significant Strategic Business Advantage
(Jerry Hill and Ron Swift) Pressure on companies is mounting to assimilate and exploit more information in less time for more business value. The pressure is coming not only from competitive forces but also from increasing regulatory imperatives and rising market complexity. At the same time, data v
Displaying an Oracle 10G XE Table with Visual Basic 6.0
(Jayaram Krishnaswamy) Visual Basic 6.0 is still a preferred programming option for many developers. With Oracle 10G XE being adopted by many because of its great number of virtues, connecting to Oracle with VB6 is bound to become very frequent. This tutorial shows how easy it is to display Tables,
ASP.Net 2.0 – Dynamic Fragments in Cached Web Pages
(Dipal Choksi) ASP.Net 2.0 offers an elaborate set of options for caching web pages. Caching improves the performance of web applications in situations where the data presented to the end user is of more or less constant nature.
Formatting data in columns with ASP.NET’s DataList control
(Tony Patton) I was recently talking to a developer about presenting data on a Web page in columns. That is, individual data elements are repeated across the page in a set number of columns and this is repeated down the page. The developer was writing a lot of code to make the Repeater control do th
Building Photo Uploaders with XAML
(Jack Herrington) If you are a user experience junky like I am, then XAML is like interface crack. If you haven’t seen XAML demos on Windows Vista, or used the freely available WinFX SDK, then you haven’t lived. XAML is a tag-based language that you use to create stunning interfaces quickly and easi
Turn Your PC Into a Motion Sensing Security Device with .NET
(Wei-Meng Lee) In my inaugural article on how to integrate your .NET applications with external devices, I showed how to display system information using an LCD display. In this article, I will dive into the world of sensors. Sensors are interesting devices because they are the “eyes and ears” of yo