In our organization, I have noticed that database requirements are never included as a portion of the system requirements. The requirements always focus on the interface and we derive the database design from the interface as well as fill in some of the gaps. For some developers that process seems
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DB2 9 DBA Certification Exam: Logging index operations for recovery, and package privileges
(Roger Sanders) Here are more sample certification questions from the book DB2 9 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows Database Administration: Certification Study Guide, published by MC Press. The questions are reprinted with permission. Check back each week for more, and try past questions here.
SQL Server DLA – DBA – Data Architects – New Titles
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Job Postings, SQL on Call, SQL Injection, Disaster Recovery and More
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Oracle’s Fusion still causes confusion
(Ian Grayson) More than three years after it was announced, Oracle’s Fusion strategy is still causing confusion among users unsure about exactly what the strategy delivers, analysts say.
How do you rename the Windows machine name for a DB2 v9.1.x database?
(Vivek Agarwal) Recently, I installed Quickr v8.1 in a VMWare instance and wanted to share the VM with my co-workers. For this to work, I gave my original VM a generic hostname (quickr) and intended that once co-workers copied the VM over to their VMWare Server, they would end up renaming the hostna
Subtyping in W3C XML Schema, Part 1
(Jack Lindsey) In 2001, the long-awaited W3C XML Schema language (XSD) introduced a typing system as a fundamental principle of its design. This is much more than just strong data types like dates and decimals, which XSD calls simple types – although it certainly has an embarrassment of riches in th
XSLT Q&A: Refactoring templates
(Jeni Tennison) A question about how to refactor some repetitive templates. The issue is in creating XHTML headings.
Using Syndication Classes to Read RSS Feeds
(Bipin Joshi) RSS and ATOM feeds dominate the syndication systems today. If you run a web site you probably use RSS and ATOM for two purposes: –Expose your site content for syndication using these formats –Consume content exposed by other web sites and aggregate it on your web site
APAR Friday: What to look at this week
(Willie Favero) I have a couple of hipers today and one special attention / new function APAR for DB2 9 that looks like something most should be interested in.