The .NET Framework CLR is very tightly integrated with the SQL Server 2005 database engine. In fact, the SQL Server database engine hosts the CLR. This tight level of integration gives SQL Server 2005 several distinct advantages over the .NET integration that’s provided by DB2 and Oracle. You can se
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JDeveloper 11 – Declarative Calculated Fields
(Grant Ronald) One of the features I’ve been pushing for in JDeveloper (that we got way back in Forms 5) was the ability to have declarative calculated fields. JDeveloper 11 (the technology preview is available on OTN) has this feature and it works pretty well (although just found one bug)…
Aggregating SHOW STATUS Output
(Mark Leith) When I first joined MySQL one of the things that was evident was the Support Engineers spent quite some time with customers issues that were focused on performance tuning. Performance tuning issues generally start with a engineer requesting a bunch of information from the customer such
IBM TV – you have to check this out
(Willie Favero) Yup, IBM has its own internet television station, sort of.. It has a website that gives you access to some professionally done videos; some funny, some serious, but all very informative in there own special way. You really need to stop by and check a few of these videos out at http:/
Using New Tools to Maintain Legacy Apps
(Joe Pluta) The default situation for buying an application development tool is when you are building a system from the ground up. Nothing out there suits your business, so you need to write your own from scratch. Hello, Google! Another is when you have to add a new application, one whose featur
Data Security Beyond Regulatory Compliance
(Ulf Mattsson) In increasingly complex technical and business environments, no one security approach can deal with all the new and innovative intrusions. But the lack of a security silver bullet doesn’t mean data security is impossible. It simply means that businesses have to take a multi-pronged ap
What tools assist with your .NET development?
(Tony Patton) A client recently moved its user community to a standard desktop configuration with enhanced security to reduce the installation of non-standard applications. The development staff was agitated when confronted with the details of the migration since the organization deemed many of thei
Introducing SQL Server for the Web Developer
(Dan Winn) If you’re a Web developer with some basic SQL Server skills, this session will take you to the next level. Delve into the database service model and database security. Learn how you can use Trace to debug T-SQL code, and use caching and adding indexes to improve site performance. Discover
Reduce Costs and Improve Efficiency by Automating Oracle Document Delivery
Companies can extend the business process efficiency gains achieved with Oracle by automating document delivery. See production fax as a powerful tool for automating information distribution while driving efficiency, compliance and cost reduction. (R)
Redefining Business Intelligence with Operational BI
(Santosh Joshi) Ever since the term business intelligence (BI) was coined, myriad definitions have evolved in trying to fully and clearly define what BI really means. All the definitions point to the simple fact that any system that adds intelligence to business processes can be classified as a BI s