By Shylon Ray Hunter – Web sites require functionality, flexibility, and usability, though usability is often emphasized over other attributes. Notice that I didn’t mention a database. A database back end is a tool that helps fulfill a Web site’s requirements. Whether a Web site needs a database bac
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Microsoft targets XML, Java converter
By Gillian Law – XML will provide the technology standard necessary for Web services and Microsoft’s .Net platform will be the premier platform for development, general manager of developer platform and evangelism Vic Gundotra said in a keynote speech at Microsoft’s TechEd conference in Barcelona Mo
Programming Microsoft® SQL Server™ 2000 with XML
Book by Graeme Malcolm – Use XML and SQL Server® to turn business data into powerfully integrated solutions for employees, customers, and partners.
Tip for installing Oracle 8i on Solaris
By Mohsin Jamil Qureshi – Oracle 8i for Solaris is on two CDs. When you run universal installer, the first CD does not eject unless you close the installer. The following is a work-around for this problem.
Setting up Snapshot replication: step by step guide
By Alexander Chigrik – In this article, I want to tell you about some general Microsoft SQL Server replication’s topics: replication topologies, replication types, replication agents; and about Snapshot replication: how to check necessary conditions for this replication type, how to backup and resto
Database Wipeout Turns Into Unsolved Mystery
By Tuesday, Vince – ONE NIGHT last week, I was rushing to get home at a decent time when the head of our software support team slipped me a note suggesting that I look into an issue with data loss on one of our production database servers. I was tempted to just leave it until the next day, but I […]
Apache’s Xindice Organizes XML Data Without Schema
by Matt Liotta – A native XML database can make a lot of sense for organizations that want to store and access XML without all the unsightly schema mapping required to store XML in a traditional relational database system. Several commercial native XML databases exist; now, we take a first look at A
New XML-Based Spec Published
By Michael Singer – Four companies deeply steeped in the Web Services game Wednesday announced a new XML-based specification they say will help everyone get along better. The new Web Service Choreography Interface (WSCI) was co-authored and/or supported by BEA Systems, Intalio, SAP AG, and Su
XML appeal
XML’s appeal is that it’s easy to use, and it is not bound by the rules many of the current relational databases use. XML marks data in such a way that two systems can agree on the XML format and read the data. The language basically solves interoperability problems by providing an interface between
Microsoft: Oracle isn’t “all that”
By Margie Semilof – Stan Sorensen, director of SQL Server at Microsoft, said in the mid-1990s, his company faced a tough decision. At issue — whether Microsoft should enter the database business or whether it should let others cash in on that market. Naturally, Microsoft jumped in with gusto, recru