(Bruce Wallace) This AJAX from Scratch series of articles describes fundamental techniques needed to develop AJAX Rich Internet Applications in JavaScript from scratch. Each article focuses on a particular (usually little-covered) aspect of developing browser-side functionality without the use of co
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(Simon St. Laurent) The only things more annoying than the broken tools of today are the better tools of tomorrow which aren’t here yet. Technologists often pass quickly through cycles of delight with a new toy and frustration with its limitations, looking for the next new thing as soon as they’ve f
Restore basics: How to restore using T-SQL commands
(Greg Robidoux) Another approach to SQL Server backup and restore, aside from using Enterprise Manager as discussed in my previous tip, is to use T-SQL commands. Enterprise Manager can be a quick and easy way to run backups or restores, but T-SQL offers a lot more flexibility. With T-SQL you can scr
Tracking Data Access Patterns in Oracle
(James F. Koopmann) Performance in Oracle is directly related to the SQL workload that is submitted. Often it is not the change in the SQL that degrades performance but instead is the access path to that data. This article will help you understand when new access paths have been introduced in your e
Monitoring Oracle 10g RAC with Quest Spotlight on RAC – Part III
(Tarry Singh) In the concluding part of this series, we will discuss the cluster latency and overhead alarms, the Global cache alarms and the ASM alarms.
Asked and Answered
(Robert Catterall) We’re considering going to DB2 data sharing to reduce planned outages. We’re currently using z/OS 1.4 (going to 1.7 in a few months) and DB2 V7 (at least a year away from V8). The Central Electronic Complex (CEC) is a 2064-107 running at about 85 percent in prime time. This CEC se
Weaving WebSphere: Secure, Reliable Web Services
(Joe Pluta) “Web Services.” With the possible exception of “object-oriented” and maybe “grid computing,” there hasn’t been a more promise-laden phrase in Information Technology since “CASE.” And while the concept of Web Services hasn’t fizzled out like some of its peers (can you say “Extreme Program
SAP BW and DB2 for z/OS V8
This IBM Redbook describes the benefits of DB2 V8 for SAP. It explains why to run SAP BW in a zSeries environment. It also lists best practices and provides performance and tuning recommendations.
Open, but not as usual
EVERY time internet users search on Google, shop at Amazon or trade on eBay, they rely on open-source software—products that are often built by volunteers and cost nothing to use. More than two-thirds of websites are hosted using Apache, an open-source product that trounces commercial rivals. Wikipe
Ensuring .NET Framework 2.0 Compatibility
(Jesse Kaplan) If we learned only one thing about compatibility in the past few years, it is that compatibility is much more than avoiding breaking changes. On the Microsoft .NET Framework and Visual Studio teams, we do our part to ensure that the products we build are stable platforms that develope