To be a successful DBA, you must have an inquisitive mind and a desire to learn. Much of the DBA’s knowledge will be self-taught, especially in these days of austere budgets and cost cutting. One of the most cost-effective ways to learn something new is by reading. Fortunately, there is no shortage
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Banking on the Grid
By Jeffrey Burt – IBM on Wednesday is expanding its grid computing offerings to the financial services industry through partnerships with SAS Institute and DataSynapse Inc.<br><br>IBM is incorporating SAS business intelligence software into its IBM Grid Offering for Analytics Acceleration, which is
High Availability Solutions
By Michael Hotek – SQL Server 2000 provides three technologies that you can use to build highly available systems. But availability is more than technology. This article can help you put all the pieces together.(R, $)
W3C Investigation Begins on HTML Standard
By Matt Hicks – The ramifications of the recent Web browser patent verdict against Microsoft could strike at the heart of the Web’s common language–HTML.
DB2 V7.2 FixPak 10a is now available
DB2 V7.2 FixPak 10a is now available for download. This FixPak includes fixes for known security issues.
Biological data presents unique challenges for DBAs
By Tim DiChiara – Properly using the CLOB datatype and partition tables is critical to effectively adminstering large quantities of genetic data, according to a senior DBA at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).<Br><br>Xiaobin Guan, Ph.D. spoke to a packed room at last week’s OracleWorld confere
Setting a Date for Interoperability
By Joe McKee – Calendaring standards are syncing up for collaboration.
SQL Server Database Tool Helps Keep Aussie Beer Flowing
by Kathleen Wheatley – Australia has one of the highest per capita beer consumption rates in the world, a distinction that Alex Thomas, director of Didg Information Systems (www.didg.com) and an Aussie himself, knows about firsthand.Thomas was part of a team that structured, implemented and
How many DB2 certifications are there? Where can I find a course that prepares me for the first certification?
Susan Visser responds – DB2 has eight current certification exams that can lead to seven different certification roles. The most common certification is DB2 Database Administration. Four exams cover v.7 content:
EMC Airs Management Software for SMBs
By Clint Boulton – EMC VisualSRM and EMC VisualSAN Easy improve capacity utilization in addition to making management hands-free by automating tasks, a function that many software makers have been writing into their code to free systems administrators from the chores of manual operation.Spec