(Justin Swanhart) Peter asked this question in comments to to my previous Shard-Query benchmark. Actually he asked if it could scale to 50, but testing 20 was all I could due to to EC2 and time limits. I think the results at 20 nodes are very useful to understand the performance:
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ORA-00132 while starting 11gR2 database
(Amit Bansal) Short post on a error which can take lot of time to debug. You have upgraded a database and after restoring all files (init,tnsnames) try to startup 11g database and it fails with following error
Customizing display of components in ADF Libraries
(Vijay Allen Raj) ADF Libraries are Java archive files, from which ADF Components like Business Components, Data controls, taskflows etc can be reused. This data however only lists default names of components. This ariticle deals with cuztomizing metadata visibility in ADF Libraries through the use
SQL Server–Error Handling using Try Catch Block
(Pravinkumar Dabade) In this post, we will see how to handle errors in SQL Server 2005 and 2008. In SQL Server 2005, Microsoft has introduced a new construct to handle errors in SQL Server that is ‘TRY – CATCH’.
TSQL Enhancement in SQL Server Denali – Stored Procedure Execution With Result Sets
(Paresh Prajapati) In previous version we need to used temporary table to get the result set from stored procedure execution result set for column name change or data type change.
Using Microsoft Ajax Minifier Tool to Minify JavaScript Files
(Bipin Joshi) The increased use of JavaScript and libraries based on JavaScript (such as ASP.NET AJAX and jQuery) results in a considerable amount of JavaScript being downloaded on the client side. The need for large amounts of JavaScript to be downloaded may result in your website getting a perform
Encrypting Query Arguments
(Jonathan Wood) When passing variables between pages in ASP.NET, you have a few techniques you can choose from. One of the simplest is to use query arguments (e.g. http://www.domain.com/page.aspx?arg1=val1&arg2=val2). In ASP.NET, query arguments are easy to implement and use.
LINQ Zip Operator
In the .NET framework version 4.0 Microsoft introduced the Zip method to the set of standard query operators. This extension method combines pairs of values from two sequences to generate a third set of values.
Informix DBA: Fastest Informix DBA contest III
(Lester Knutsen) Performance tuning is a continuous process for every DBA. My company has conducted three Fastest Informix DBA contests to highlight and learn what goes on in this process. Last year at the 2010 IIUG Informix Conference in Kansas City, we did something a little different that I have
Querying the SQL Cubes
(Shinuraj) After creating and deploying the SQL Cube you can query the cube using the browse tab.