(Clint Boulton) IBM will go after EMC after watching its long-time rival encroach on its data management territory for the last two years.
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Developing with Apache Derby — Hitting the Trifecta: Database development with Apache Derby, Part 2
(Robert Brunner) Learn about several basic database concepts, including schemas, tables, and column data types, and get a simple introduction to Structured Query Language (SQL). This article — focusing on the database developer role — presents the basic data types you can use to store data in an A
Get started with DB2 Document Manager
(Paul R. Welka) This tutorial teaches you how to build a simple client application in DB2 Document Manager. Once you build this application, you can perform basic document management tasks, such as checking documents into the repository, moving documents through a lifecycle, and searching for docume
Running PostgreSQL in a cross-platform environment
(Robert Treat) Many people consider PostgreSQL 8.0 to be a groundbreaking release for the PostgreSQL project, calling it the first version to include native Windows support. But while it did indeed take a significant step in this direction, if you look a bit further you will see that PostgreSQL 8.0
The Raptor Has Landed: Using Oracle’s New Free PL/SQL IDE
(Natalka Roshak) Oracle recently released version 1.0 of SQL Developer, its free PL/SQL development IDE. Formerly known as Project Raptor, Oracle SQL Developer is based on the same IDE platform as JDeveloper (known internally at Oracle as the “Fusion Client Platform”), and it feels like a cross betw
Use ASP.NET 2.0’s TreeView to Display Hierarchical Data
(Bipin Joshi) Real-world Web sites need professional navigation structures. In classic ASP, developers used either custom code or third-party solutions to provide navigational elements such as TreeViews and Menus. Fortunately, ASP.NET 2.0 comes with these controls built-in. They provide not only goo
The case for SQL Server Consolidation (Sample Chapter)
(Hilary Cotter) The number of deployed instances of Microsoft SQL Server in the enterprise continues to grow more rapidly than the rollouts for any other database management system (DBMS). The reasons are clear; Microsoft set out to provide a powerful DBMS that meets multiple goals for IT organiza
Detect browser compatibility to ensure the best user experience with this Ajax hack
(Bruce W. Perry) This hack from Ajax Hacks: Tips & Tools for Creating Responsive Web Sites shows you how to use JavaScript to set up Microsoft’s and the Mozilla-based browsers’ different request objects. (pdf)
An End-to-End solution Using WebSphere Business Integration V6.0 Products
(Xiong Fei Pan and Ming Hua Qin) This article series demonstrates how to use IBM WebSphere Business Integration V6.0 products to model, assemble, deploy, and manage a business process in an end-to-end solution using WebSphere Business Modeler, WebSphere Integration Developer, WebSphere Process Serve
Generate Log Files with a Trigger
(Ken Kaufman) As a DBA you try to supply data in a format that is familiar to the audience you’re presenting it to. Many times, you’ll present data in MS Excel to the accounting department, or an HTML report to a standard user. Your system and security administrators are no different; they are used