By Bill Wilkins – If performance is an issue with your database, it’s vital to understand the issues surrounding row and table locking. This article is a “how-to” guide for dealing with issues related to locking in DB2 Universal Database.
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Test Database Generation and Management
Automatically create small referentially correct and complete subsets of your production environment. The DataBee software automates the process of creating referentially correct “subset” versions of Oracle databases. Fast, easy to use and accurate – DataBee can help you offer better test an
Oracle Releases Entry-Level Database
By Jay Lyman – Oracle has released its enterprise database for small businesses, promising the same features of its larger database at an entry-level price and position. Oracle said Standard Edition One, a single-processor version of Standard Edition Database, will be offered at US$5,995 for
CLR Proc Container
The CLR Proc Container is free software that enhances the capabilities of SQL Server stored procedures by opening a door to the .NET world. Code written in any .NET language can be invoked from stored procedures, providing stored procedures all the functionality of the full .NET runtime. Named proce
Reporting Services is the Future
By Brian Moran – Creating commodity solutions for complex IT needs has been Microsoft’s key to success over the years and the company’s latest commodity solution, SQL Server 2000 Reporting Services, is sure to make a big splash in the data-management and reporting worlds.
SQL Server Security
Addresses SQL Server vulnerabilities and provides security solutions. Covers installation, administration, and programming–plus security issues such as authentication, encryption, intrusion detection, and more. Written for IT professionals administering or programming any SQL Server-based applicati
SQL Server Innovators Take Top Awards
Altan Arslan, software projects manager at Turk Economy Bank in Instanbul, Turkey, won the grand prize in SQL Server Magazine’s second annual Innovator Awards contest for his company’s realtime stock-exchange application.
IBM unveils storage management system
By Ed Frauenheim – Adding to IBM’s on-demand computing initiative, Big Blue announced on Monday a mid-November shipping date for a product to link servers and data storage devices for better information access and management.
IBM Looks Within for Security Push
By Dennis Fisher – IBM is in the early stages of crafting a new strategy around its security products and services that company executives believe could change the application development process, as well as alter the way enterprises buy and deploy security wares.
DB2 Universal Database Programming Fastpath (CT10)
This course is designed for experienced relational database programmers who want to learn basic database programming for a DB2 Universal Database system.