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Simple MySQL Master HA with mysqlnd_ms
(Jervin Real) I had the pleasure of presenting to the PHP Users Group Philippines a few days ago about mysqlnd_ms. The mysqlnd plugin, MySQL Master Slave, is a transparent layer on top of mysqlnd extension. This allows you to do read-write splitting and slave reads load balancing without needing to
DB2 Basics: Aliases
(Ember Crooks) My blog entries covering the DB2 Basics continue to be my most popular blog entries. This is probably because they appeal to a wider audience – even non-DBAs are interested in them and I continue to rank highly in Google search results. My blog entry on how to catalog a DB2 database g
Identifying Locked DB2 Resources
(Troy Coleman) Last week I explained how to find the cause of a deadlock or timeout. This week, I’ll show you how to identify the name and type of DB2 resource being locked. We’ll start with the SQLCODE -911 message:
ORA-19909: datafile 1 belongs to an orphan incarnation
(Marko Sutic) I love to read Oracle related blogs, forum posts and mailing lists much more often than books. Why? Because there many Oracle DBA’s and developers share their experiences, problems, “best practices”,… which are very valuable to me.
ADF Mobile 12c (MAF) Support for Master-Detail Data Control
(Andrejus Baranovskis) ADF 12c is shipped with renamed mobile platform framework – Oracle Mobile Application Framework (MAF). Previously this was named ADF Mobile. 12c MAF is based on ADF Mobile and provides additional functionality and improvements.
Using Database In-Memory Column Store with Complex Datatypes (1)
(Marco Gralike) The Oracle database 12.1.0.2 version, with the In-Memory option, isn’t yet released, but a lot of detail is already out there since it’s announcement by Mr. Ellison during Oracle OpenWorld 2013.
Configuring Microsoft Visual Studio with WebSphere MQ to compile MQ applications on Windows
(Jaya Gabhane, Prema U Laxamanachar and Rajashekhara Sanganagouda) Microsoft Visual Studio is widely used on Windows to compile applications, but configuring Visual Studio with WebSphere MQ is challenging. This article shows you how to configure and compile WebSphere MQ applications using the Visual
Interfaces to add semantic meaning
(Duncan Edwards Jones) Much data are organised in a hierarchical manner – for example as Region.Country.Office or Fund.ShareClass.Account.
SQL Server Configuration Check
(Thomas LaRock) I was going through some old files recently and I came across a folder that was essentially a junk drawer of scripts I’ve put together over the years. I don’t know what to do with most of them now. For example, the isql scripts for some Sybase ASE 11.5 instances aren’t very helpful f