(Venkatakrishnan J) In my last blog entry here, we saw how to go about using UDML to automate the process of repository migration from Development to Test/Prod instances. Along, the same lines lets look at another interesting feature of UDML that would allow us to automate the process of importing U
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How do you rename a database
(Leo Hsu and Regina Obe) You’ve created a database but made an embarrassing typo in the name or for whatever reason you don’t like it. How do you rename this database?
The Top 14 Things for SQL Server…
(A moment of silence in the U.S. – it’s tax day.) Responsible for SQL Server and/or SharePoint? If you’re the one that is managing the backup and recovery options for your servers, you need to make sure you have centralized management, status reporting and audit trails in place and giving you the information you need. The last thing you want […]
New Show: Disaster Recovery and Response Planning
New Show Released Disaster Recovery Planning (and Response) – this show, sponsored by Acronis, will go into things to think about, steps to take and the "how" and "why" of setting up a solid disaster recovery and response plan. From a disk going bad to even more catastrophic failures, you need to know this information so you can do your […]
Using OpenSearch to Create a Multi-Search Form
(John Peterson) For the past 10 years or so, instead of simply using a search engine as my browser’s start page, I’ve been using my own self-designed page. The page may not look like much, but what it lacks in looks, it more then makes up for in functionality. It has links to the sites and admin pag
Store data in a XML file using the DOM API in JAXP
(Amit Kumar Saha) Okay, if you are like me- a Java developer and think that XML is an easy solution to most of your light-weight, persistent data storage and retrieval needs, simply because of its structured nature, I shall briefly describe you how I use Java API for XML processing (JAXP)- DOM API t
IDUG North America Early Registration Discount Ends Soon
(Chris Eaton) Just a heads up that if you are planning on attending the IDUG North American conference in Dallas which runs from May 18 to May 22 you should register soon. The early registration discount of $200 ends on April 18 so don’t delay (the money you save could be used to buy your favorite b
Use XStream to serialize Java objects into XML
(Rajiv Bangalore) XML serialization has a myriad of uses, including object persistence and data transport. However, some XML-serialization technologies can be complex to implement. XStream is a lightweight and easy-to-use open source Java library for serializing Java objects to XML and back again. L
Recovering from Loss of All Control Files
(Steve Callan) In a prior article about backup and recovery exercises, one of the scenarios dealt with recovering from the loss of a control file. In that scenario, the database was running with more than one control file, so recovering from the (self-induced, but for instructional purposes) media f
SQL Server 2008’s Management Data Warehouse
(Greg Larsen) I’ve been on a performance kick lately. I’ve been sharing with you how to use SQL Server 2005 DMVs and DMFs to identify the resource intensive queries for SQL Server 2005. Well now I’m going to switch gears and look at SQL Server 2008 and discuss one of the new concepts known as Mana