(Troy L Coleman) Early in my career, not long after I became a DB2 database administrator, I wanted to attend my first IDUG conference. Management consented — but only if I would give my own presentation.
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First WPF Application: (20) Animate Text Color in Code
(Ged Mead) In the previous post, I created an animation in code that increased the size of text momentarily in order to grab the user’s attention. Although it achieves its aim (and gave me the chance to explain how to create a DoubleAnimation in code) I don’t think it’s the best user experience.
Maintaining SQL Server database metadata to identify object changes
(Armando Prato) From time to time, I am called in to troubleshoot and diagnose database issues. I often find that someone has modified the database tables or database source code which forces me to comb through the database to find any changes made since it was created.
The DB2Night Show z55: Avoiding L2 Performance PMRs
(martin) 100% of our studio audience learned something! Adrian used RMF data to show several real world examples of DB2 as they show up at the z/OS level.
Simple JavaScript/jQuery Photo Gallery
(The Operator) You can create your own JavaScript/jQuery photo gallery with 10 lines of jQuery.
EM12c and the Optimizer Statistics Console
(Kellyn Pot’Vin) Today we’re going to review another great feature in the EM12c that you may not have realized was available. Once logged into a database target, click on the Performance menu and navigate to the Optimizer Statistics Console:
Alternatives for Chunking Bulk Deletes in Common_schema
(Ike Walker) I’ve blogged about common_schema multiple times in the past, and it’s a tool I use frequently. Last week I had a project to delete millions of rows from multiple rollup tables in a star schema. Since the tables are not partitioned I needed to use DELETE instead of DROP PARTITION, but I
Get Up and Running With Node and Visual Studio
(John Papa) If you’ve decided to immerse yourself in modern web development with JavaScript libraries such as AngularJS, Bootstrap, React, or Knockout then you’ve undoubtedly heard of Bower, NPM, Grunt, Gulp, and Node somewhere along the way. If you’ve been meaning to learn them, then this post shou
SQL SERVER – List the Name of the Months Between Date Ranges – Correction
(Pinal Dave) Earlier I wrote a blog post about SQL SERVER – List the Name of the Months Between Date Ranges. It was written in the response to the question – How to list the name of the months between two date ranges?
Should I separate my personal and professional values?
Should I Separate My Personal and Professional Values? Hello, this is Laura Lee Rose. I am a speaker and author. I am an expert in time and project management. I help busy professionals and entrepreneurs create effective systems so that they can comfortably delegate to others, be more profitable and have time to enjoy life even if they don’t have...
