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XSL-FO: Area and Output
(eTechy) In a previous article, we discussed XSL-FO documentation structure. In this article, we would discuss the Area attribute and the output format of XSL-FO.
Grid control sends false alerts with ‘Agent to OMS communication broken’ message
(John Hallas) We have been seeing an increasing number of alerts stating that OEM cannot ping an agent. These then generate alerts and incidents and potential callouts. The situation was getting increasingly worse and therefore we started some investigation as we had put it down to a busy network an
Backup and Restore a MySQL Database
This is a beginner tutorial that will show you how to perform MySQL backups and restoration.
An additional timeout control is added to DB2 for z/OS
(Willie Favero) Let’s see… we have a value for resource timeout, a multiplier of the resource timeout value for a DL/I timeout, an IMS BMP timeout, and utility timeout, an idle thread timeout, a pool thread timeout, and… what can I say, DB2 has a lot of timeout values.
Embedding and inlining resources in ASP.NET Web Controls
(Michal Altair Valášek) Web components (such as ASP.NET Web Controls), often need to contain or access binary data, such as images, style sheets and JavaScript. Of course you can package them loose with your assembly and force developers to copy them to places where your components would expect them
Minimize performance impact of SQL Server DBCC CHECKDB
(Robert Pearl) Every company wants to ensure the database integrity of their database systems. If you are not running a regular database consistency check against your databases, then your databases could have corruption without your knowledge.
Consider niche tech XQuery to bring improvements to data integration
(Alan Earls and Jack Vaughan) The trajectory of the XQuery standard is a cautionary tale covered extensively on this site over a number of years. XQuery arose in the early days of XML and Web services as, in part, an effort to provide SQL-like data integration capabilities to developers just beginni
Easily Deploying Databases on Private Clouds
As more and more businesses look for ways to reduce costs within IT, their research typically discovers cloud computing. However Public Clouds are not an option for many enterprise workloads and applications with strict security and privacy requirements.
SQL SERVER – Query to Find Duplicate Indexes – Script to Find Redundant Indexes
(Pinal Dave) I was recently delivering session on Performance Tuning subject. I was asking if there is any harm having duplicate indexes. Of course, duplicate indexes are nothing but overhead on the database system.