The long-awaited SQL Server 2000 Resource Kit has finally arrived—complete with 1,108 pages of useful documentation, 29 tools and examples, and six eBooks to learn how to fine-tune a SQL Server 2000 system. SQL Server MVP Fernando Guerrero takes you on a quick tour.
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Get Ready for .NET
By Michael Otey – The only constant is change, and nowhere is that maxim truer than in the software development arena. It seems that by the time you've mastered one technology, you have to put all that knowledge aside and move on to the next "big thing." And the Microsoft .NET Framework
MCSE Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server Clustering Services Training Kit
So why am I reviewing a book on Windows 2000 Advanced Server Clustering Services on a website dedicated to SQL Server performance? Because more and more DBAs are starting to cluster SQL Server, and as of this date, this is the only book on the market that comes close to providing the know-how you ne
Learning XML
A book by Erik T. Ray.Although Learning XML covers XML rather broadly, it nevertheless presents the key elements of the technology with enough detail to familiarize the reader with this crucial markup language. This guide is brief enough to tackle in a weekend.
Overcoming the Trials of Data Gathering
by Alan Sproat – So, gathering data from HTML is not always easy. However, with reasonably well-formatted HTML and some minor editing, you can turn these Web pages into manageable XML from which you can extract the data you need. Not only that, but the XML also lets you know if the document format h
XML Through the Wall
by Daniel Nehren – The problem of connecting client-server applications through a firewall has been haunting programmers for a long time. Most of the time, a corporate firewall opens the fewest ports possible. Normally, the only port you will have available is port 80—the one used for the Web.
DataFlex Connectivity Kit for Pervasive.SQL 2000
The DataFlex Connectivity Kit for Pervasive.SQL enables DataFlex and Visual DataFlex applications to store and retrieve data using Pervasive Software's high-performance Pervasive.SQL and Btrieve transactional database interface.
SQL Server Benchmarks
SQL Server 2000 can handle 688,220 transactions per minute! SQL Server 2000 has further established its position as the fastest database in the world. With a performance rating of 688,220 transactions per minute (tpmC) and price/tpmC of $28.89, a 32-node IBM/eServer xSeries 370 system exceeded the p
DCMI release RDF toolkit
By Edd Dumbill – The Dublin Core Metadata initiative and OCLC have released the Extensible Open RDF Toolkit (EOR), a platform for rapid development of RDF applications. EOR is implemented in Java, and is aimed at applications focused on the discovery, management, integration and navigatio
Designing Effective User Interfaces for Wireless Devices
by Reza B'Far with Roger Richards and Stephen Ditlinger – By quantifying quality assurance and use case analysis, you can create an efficient wireless user interface for transmitting content via XML.