(Anush) Web 2.0 is one of the hottest topics in the industry today. Observers moving in from other domains will be surprised to know that there is no definition for Web 2.0 standard. More importantly, it is not been standardized yet. But everyone wants to jump into this bandwagon and cash in on the
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sys.dm_db_file_space_usage
(Louis Davidson) Give space usage of objects in tempdb (most likely this will be extended to more than just tempdb in a future edition of SQL Server.) Can be used to see how and why space is being used in Tempdb, on a file by file basis.
How Will 11g Change Oracle Datacenters?
(Christo Kutrovsky) I am finally back from New York City, where I attended the official Oracle 11g launch.
Kettle Quick Tip: Data Driven Execution of Tasks
(Roland Bouman) Currently I need to move a bit of data around. I like to use Kettle for this type of work rather than writing custom scripts for a number of reasons (which I won’t discuss here).
Exception Handling in VB.Net
(Mahesh Chand) Exception handling is crucial since the robustness of software depends on how effectively a program deals with exceptions. Basically exceptions are the run time error.
Delving Deeper into Constructing ASP.NET AJAX-based Applications
(Xianzhong Zhu) In the previous article we started our examination of three patterns for constructing ASP.NET AJAX-based applications. We were just starting to “ajaxify” JSSK. In this article we continue our exploration of these three patterns.
Best Practice: Backups
(Denis Gobo) What if I told you to take your latest production backup, restore it on a different machine and try using the database? Are you comfortable with that task? Do you think it will work? When was the last time you tested your backups?
Developing portlets using drag-and-drop in WebSphere Portal V6.0
(Genaro Nieto Fernandez) This tutorial takes you through the steps to enable drag-and-drop functionality of items between two portlets that run in the WebSphere Portal V6 environment. Portlet developers can use drag-and-drop capabilities to provide end users with richer environments that are easier
New PL/SQL Feature in Oracle 11g: CONTINUE
(Jurgen Kemmelings) A minor new PL/SQL feature in Oracle 11g is the new statement ‘continue’. With the continue statement you can skip to the next iteration in a loop.
MySQL bugs processing explained
(Giuseppe Maxia) When users submit a report to the MySQL bug system, many of them believe that they are going to get in direct contact with the developers. Before joining MySQL, every time I submitted a bug report I could not help depicting in my mind the idea of a developer while working at his des