(Tana Sabatino) In my previous article, I discussed that in order to develop an XML message that can be maintained over time, you must first focus on modeling the information and then focus on the design of the message. In this article, we’ll look into how to make the transition from the data model
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Role of BI in Improving Inventory Management Effectiveness
(Raghuveeran Sowmyanarayanan and Sourav Ghosh) In operational terms, inventory is the amount of raw materials, fuel and lubricants, spare parts, semi-processed material and finished goods to be stocked for the smooth running of a plant or distributor. Inventory is equated with money, as money is loc
Restoring Your Confidence in Oracle Backups
(John Ouellette) Wouldn’t it be great to be able to rely on your backups and have full confidence that they will work properly during a disaster or a routine restore operation? Unfortunately, making assumptions about your restores can lead to delays in projects, wasted time, and ultimately data loss
Microsoft’s Lineup of SQL Server Related Webcasts for April 2006
Twenty-two new webcasts are scheduled for April, covering such topics as SQL Server 2005 Security, Implementing Federated Database Design Patterns, IIS Logs and SQL Reporting Services IIS Log Pack and more.
Understanding XForms: The Model
(Kurt Cagle) When you talk to people who’ve heard about XForms, they like the idea in theory … until they encounter an actual XForms example. There’s a brief period of shock, a momentary glazing of eyes, then inevitable the utterance, “but it’s so … complicated!” Then they run off to the WHATWG Web
Service-Oriented Architectures Key to Voice-Enabling Enterprise Applications
(Shari L. Gould) By aligning communications with service-oriented architecture (SOA) as part of a company’s enterprise application integration (EAI) strategy, developers can take communications and enterprise application development to the next level by integrating voice communication capabilities w
Collections and Sorting
(David Fells) PHP has only a limited ability to support collections in the way that other programming languages such as C# and Java do, as far as the manner of access. This article navigates one possible solution.
Optimize the performance of Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Notification Services applications (Sample Chapter)
(Shyam Pather) The goal of performance optimization is to minimize the resources consumed by the application and maximize the volume of events, subscriptions, and notifications it can handle. (pdf)
Templates in Visual Studio .Net
(Ricardo Casquete) This Article shows the way to create your own Templates for the Visual Studio. I have found little information about this issue.
The hidden dangers of REOPT(ONCE)
(Omer Brandis) I remember when I first started researching db2 v8 more then one year ago. I remember reading the IBM redbook “Db2 for z/os version 8: everything you ever wanted to know, and more”, over 1000 pages of useful & important information, all of it having to do with Db2 v8 for z/os.