(Chuck Heinzelman) In a recent customer engagement, I was presented with a problem that I have seen in the past and am surprised that I don’t see more often.
Other News
MERGE statement – a new tsql feature of SQL Server 2008
(Paresh Prajapati) It will a lengthy and complex coding if we need to perform insert, update and delete statement individually. Instead of write separate statements for the insert, update and delete operation, we have one more option which can be very helpful in this matter.
A Big Hole In My Understanding Of ColdFusion Scheduled Tasks
(Ben Nadel) Last week, I was reviewing one of our ColdFusion scheduled tasks with Ryan Jeffords when I suddenly had a moment of insight. In a flash, I realized that for years, I have completely misunderstood the way durations were defined at the “daily” level of a scheduled task.
Database in the cloud
(Jin Zhang) Data pros are adopting cloud computing concepts to offer databases as a service — easing management burdens and sending users to cloud nine. Learn about the three steps for getting started with database as a service.
What are temporary tables in Sql Server?
(Vishal Nayan) Temporary tables are a useful tool in SQL Server provided to allow for short term use of data. SQL Server provides the concept of a temporary table which helps the developer in a great way. These tables can be created at runtime and can do all kinds of operations that one normal table
Another 4GL – Lightswitch
SelecTViews With Stephen Wynkoop and Sam Brace Find out the latest news involving NewsGator’s Social Sites 2010 software, HTML5 development and more. In the "In My Humble Opinion (IMHO)" section, MVP Stephen Wynkoop answers questions about server consolidation. And Sam Brace, community manager for SSWUG.ORG, has an extensive interview with MVP Kevin Kline about cutting costs in the cloud, particularly […]
How Will Mobile OS Change the Way We Do Business?
How Will Mobile OS Change the Way We Do Business? Decades ago there was a dream of once again centralizing systems with clients running on hardware not much more intelligent than old Mainframe terminals. IT would have better control of applications because they would be executed from a central location such as Citrix or Unix. There was the dream of […]
Groovy 1.8 Introduces Groovy to JSON
(Dustin Marx) There are many things to like about JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) as a “a lightweight data-interchange format.” In particular, JSON is often compared favorably against XML because of the similar uses of each format.
How to add relational data into existing XML documents (Part 1)
(Matthias Nicola) The beauty of a “hybrid” database system is that it allows you to manage both XML and relational data at the same time, even side-by-side in the same table if you want.
Processing an array using an XML map in WebSphere Integration Developer V7
(Paul J. Gooderham) Learn a technique to sort loan applications into two lists and handle arrays of business objects using the XML map programming paradigm in WebSphere Integration Developer.
