IBM is working to expand the adoption of its DB2 database server, giving users three new options: a specialty processor designed to handle data-intensive workloads on the mainframe, an upgrade of DB2 for z/OS, and a free version of DB2.
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Questions Still Abound over GPL 3
(Peter Galli) There was much discussion about the provisions contained in the first draft of the GNU General Public License 3.0 at the Open Source Business Conference here Feb. 14, including the anti-DRM wording, the license compatibility clause and the complete corresponding source code requirement
Tech tips: Database performance analysis
(Glenn Robinson) In a previous article, I showed how managing DB2 on the iSeries is made easy using iSeries Navigator (iNav). This functionality extends beyond just being able to work with the different types of objects in a library (or schema), but also to executing SQL statements via a GUI as well
HIPAA compliance and disaster recovery
(Mike Talon) Disaster recovery (DR) planning often fails to take into consideration how various regulations and compliance issues will impact the firm after a disaster strikes. Though it doesn’t impact all businesses, those regulated by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
Retrieving SQL Server 2005 Database Info using SMO: Scripting Tables, Views, Stored Procedures
(Jagadish Chaterjee) This article is the third in a series focusing on retrieving SQL Server 2005 information using SMO along with Visual Basic 2005 and Visual Studio 2005. In this article, we mainly deal with four topics: retrieving the column information of a selected table; scripting the selected
Pressure on MySQL increases as Oracle purchases Sleepycat, with more to come
(Ian Gilfillan) In November, I looked at Oracle’s purchase of InnoDB, as well as their release of Oracle Express, and the effect on MySQL. In short, I concluded that the positives for Oracle were clear, but that MySQL must be feeling outmaneuvered. Since InnoDB, with its full transactional capabilit
Developing and Implementing Applications, continued
(Kevin Loney and Bob Bryla) You can use the Database Resource Manager to allocate percentages of system resources to classes of users and jobs. For example, you could allocate 75 percent of the available CPU resources to your online users, leaving 25 percent to your batch users. To use the Database
Building an XML Utilities Package, Requirements
(Lewis R Cunningham) I am frequently asked different questions about PL/SQL, XML, getting started, methodologies, etc and have decided to bring all of that together into a set of posts. I will build a utility package to help me debug and test my XML. I’ll cover the steps I normally follow to design
Understanding ASP.NET Provider Model – Part 2
(Bipin Joshi) In the Part 1 we learnt the basic idea of ASP.NET provider model. In this part I will explain the overall architecture of ASP.NET built-in providers. Specifically we will be dissecting the membership provider.
Make Your ASP.NET Applications Talk with Text-to-Speech
(Sara Morgan Rea) You may have noticed that synthesized voices are becoming more commonplace. Hundreds, if not thousands of electronic toys and gadgets speak to their owners in robotic voices. Whether it is a talking baby doll, a talking pedometer, or a new automated telephone system, several produc