(Connor McDonald) Just a quick post today that arose from an AskTOM question a little while back.
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Cold Backup with Rman in Oracle
(Anuradha Mudgal) Today we are going to have look on Cold Backup. Being DBA we are aware of the importance of Backup in Oracle. Different kind of backup has a different kind of uses.
Optimizing Type 2 Slowly Changing Dimensions in Integration Services – Part 2
(Koen Verbeeck) In the first part we introduced the reasoning behind type 2 slowly changing dimensions. We also discussed different implementation options in Integration Services (SSIS).
How To Create Plugins For XrmToolBox
(Ashish Vishwakarma) XrmToolBox has plenty of useful plugins, and awesome people like you from community keep adding new plugins to solve Dynamics 365 developer’s day to day hurdles and make them more productive.
How to convert sys.master_files size column into GB
(Jack Vamvas) Question: I need to convert the sys.master_files size column into GB. Currently when I run select name,size from sys.master_files I get back the file size as KB. I’ve tried doing something – size/1024/1024 – but I’m getting incorrect results
4 strategies to beat the SQL Server 2008 support cutoff
(Robert Sheldon) The end of SQL Server 2008 extended support should spur database teams into action. Consider these four options to extend security or migrate your aging SQL Servers.
Learn Node.js: Tutorials for Programmers of All Levels
(Sagar Arora) Node.js can be defined as a dynamic, cross-platform and open-source JavaScript framework or runtime environment that is built on the Google Chrome JavaScript V8 engine.
How to Use IBM Cloud Object Storage When Building and Operating Cloud Native Applications
(Giri Badanahatti, Aaron Thomas Binford, Charlie Crawford, Daniel Fitzgerald, Vasfi Gucer, Wesley Leggette, Mrudula Madiraju, Daniel Pittner, and Joeri Van Speybroek) This IBM Redpaper publication presents a series of tutorials for cloud native developers just getting started with IBM Cloud™ and IBM
Understand The Difference Between AddMvc() And AddMvcCore()
(Bipin Joshi) As a beginner, you must have stumbled upon these two methods – AddMvc() and AddMvcCore() – in the ConfigureServices() of the Startup class. you must have wondered about the difference between them.
Creating a Program that Can Self-destruct with .NET
(Hannes DuPreez) Have you ever wondered how you can delete a running program? Today, I will show you how to create a program and, whilst the program is running, delete its executable file.