This program is meant to be used for demonstrating the functionality of the DB2 9 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows. In addition, it’s suitable for trying out the features and functions of DB2 for yourself.
Author: SSWUG Research
IBM Releases Autonomic Software to Open Source
(Paul Musich) IBM said that it has released software to the Apache Open Source Foundation designed to help automate the detection and remediation application or transaction problems in the data center.
In-Process Data Access in SQL Server 2005
(Bob Beauchemin and Dan Sullivan) Whether you access data from the client, middle tier, or server, when you’re using SQL Server and the .NET Framework, you use the SqlClient data provider. Your data access code is similar regardless of its location, but the .NET Framework 2.0 version of SqlClient co
Returning Associative Predictions Based Solely on Rules
SQL Server Data Mining has a powerful associative prediction model allowing for easy creation of predictions based on, for example, shopping cart contents. These predictions can easily be implemented using the PredictAssociation function on a model* like the one below.
Beyond The Default (Part 2)
(Roger E. Sanders) In Part 1 of this column, I described how choosing the correct isolation level controls which phenomena (lost updates, dirty reads, nonrepeatable reads, and phantoms) can occur when DB2 for Linux, Unix, and Windows transactions aren’t isolated from each other in a multiuser enviro
Using the new ASP.Net 2.0 XmlDataSource
(Brett Burch) I previously used a custom collection to display the article titles and summaries on my /dotnet landing page. This involved reading the XML file, hydrating a business object for each article, returning the business object to the page, explicitly setting the data source for the DataList
What’s in a Name? Data Governance Roles, Responsibilities and Results Factors
(Rich Cohen) I’m not a really a “word” guy. I do not sit around thinking about the nuances in the definitions of words, and I do not usually enter into semantic discussions. I think function is more important than nomenclature. Nonetheless, there should be a common, agreed upon language – a system o
Use WPF and WCF to Build Next-generation Applications
(Laurence Moroney) In the previous articles in this series you took a look at how to use the Microsoft Expression Interactive Designer to separate the design from the underlying implementation of your applications. Expression is a next-generation tool, aimed at designers, that allows them to create
How Does Oracle Perform Math?
(Steve Callan) No, this article is not about the math behind Oracle’s pricing scheme. The question posed in the title has to do with the calculator math, which comes with Oracle. Over the past 30 years, calculators have evolved from expensive novelties to inexpensive, largely ignored dust collectors
Cool stuff for the folk in CM
(Willie Favero) I know it’s been a while since I had a post with a little content. We are all in the same business here so I will skip the long list of excuses and just say I will try to post more often. With that said, let’s see what’s up with DB2.