(Francis Wong) Lately, you may have been hearing more and more about Ajax and begun to wonder how it could be beneficial to your business’s web application development projects. First, it is important to start with an understanding of this type of web programming. While the concept is not new – it h
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DB2 9 for z/OS Technical Overview
(Paolo Bruni, Roy Cornford, Rafael Garcia, Sabine Kaschta and Ravi Kumar) This book introduces the enhancements made available with DB2 9 for z/OS. Its helps you understand the new functions, justify investment in migrating, and plan for exploiting the key new capabilities. (pdf)
Looking at Triggers with Styles and Control Templates
(Chris Sells and Ian Griffiths) Continuing our discussion from yesterday, we’ll cover data templates and various kinds of triggers.
Database Details and PHP
(Kevin Tatroe, Rasmus Lerdorf, and Peter MacIntyre) Picking up from where we left off last week, we’ll be discussing shortcuts, query responses, metadata, and more.
My second DB2 V8 podcast posted on IDUG’s web site
(Willie Favero) My second podcast discussing upgrading to DB2 for z/OS Version 8 has just been posted on IDUG’s web site. If this sounds interesting, you can download it at DB2 for z/OS V8 Migration Issues (Part 2). IDUG also has a subscription service so you can set up an RSS feed for future podca
The Java XPath API
(Elliotte Rusty Harold) XPath expressions are much easier to write than detailed Document Object Model (DOM) navigation code. When you need to extract information from an XML document, the quickest and simplest way is to embed an XPath expression inside your Java program. Java 5 introduces the javax
Oracle BI Fusion Intelligence integration with Oracle E-Business Suite
(Gerard Braat) Since Oracle acquired Siebel and embraced Siebel Analytics (nQuire) technology and applications, many improvements have been added to the product, currently known as the Oracle BI Enterprise Edition (OBIEE), the BI technology platform and Oracle BI Applications (OBIA), the BI applicat
Understanding System Statistics in Oracle 9i and 10g
(Vivek Sharma) System Statistics were first introduced in Oracle 9i and have further enhanced in Oracle version 10g. In Oracle 9i, it was an optional component whereas in 10g it is mandatory, which means, dbms_stats.delete_system_stats will delete the statistics from an Oracle 9i database but will h
My Top 5 Wishlist for MySQL
(Jay Pipes) I’ve actually been meaning to finish this blog entry for quite some time, and now finally had the chance. Recently, Brian Duff wrote an article entitled “If I Had 5 Oracle Wishes, They Would Be…”. I thought the topic would be a good blog meme to start within the MySQL blogger community
The Missing Index
(Jim Flanagan and Shantan Kethireddy) The story in this column illustrates a methodology DBAs can use to solve SQL query performance issues in DB2 for i5/OS V5R4 when crucial evidence is missing.