(Paul C. Zikopoulos) In Part 1 of this series, I covered the richness of the IBM Explorer and its unique features that help Microsoft .NET application developers write applications for the IBM DB2 Universal Database (DB2 UDB) product on any platform. In Part 2, I introduced you to a set of power
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IBM Previews DB2 Running On Storage Array
(Michael Vizard) As a statement of a future product direction, IBM previewed an implementation of its DB2 database running on a storage array rather than a separate server.
Migrating to Oracle ASM using Oracle Enterprise Manager 10g Database Control
(Fairlie Rego) Oracle Automatic Storage Management (ASM), introduced in Oracle Database 10g Release 1, is a special-purpose cluster filesystem embedded into the Oracle kernel; it removes the need for a third-party volume manager and filesystem. Many more details are available, but suffice to say her
DB2 for z/OS Version 8 migration pre-planning
(Willie Favaro) I received an e-mail yesterday suggesting I start my discussions a little further back in the process and before actually talking about all the different modes that come into play when migrating to Version 8, I should start with a migration preparation discussion. That sounded like a
Introduction to XQuery in SQL Server 2005
(Prasadarao K. Vithanala) This white paper provides an introduction to various features of XQuery implemented in SQL Server 2005 such as the FLWOR statement, operators in XQuery, if-then-else construct, XML constructors, built-in XQuery functions, type casting operators, and examples of how to use e
Microsoft’s Lineup of SQL Server Related Webcasts for August 2005
Fourteen new webcasts are scheduled for August, covering such topics as Heterogeneous Data Integration, Creating a Recoverable Database, Building Reporting Applications with SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services and more.
Discover RELAX NG, A Simple Schema Solution
(Raghu Donepudi) Many experienced developers loathe changing their DTDs (Document Type Definitions) because of their cumbersome syntax and semantics. For newcomers, DTD syntax just looks like Greek. A brand new addition to the DSDL (Document Schema Definition Languages) called Regular Language Descr
Maintaining Database Consistency with Transactions
(Scott Mitchell) While databases can efficiently hold large amounts of information that can be queried, all that data and all that querying power is useless if the data is incorrect or nonsensical. Databases provide a plethora of techniques for ensuring the integrity and consistency: primary key and
N-Tier Web Applications using ASP.NET 2.0 and SQL Server 2005 – Part 2
(Thiru Thangarathinam) In the first part of this article, we looked at the application architecture of a N-tier Web application using ASP.NET 2.0 and SQL Server 2005. We have also understood the creation of CLR managed procedures and data access components. In this installment, we will look at t
Getting familiar with Oracle ADF Faces Skinning Technology
(Chris Schalk) You may have heard that Oracle’s ADF Faces has a built in “skinning” technology. “Skinning” is the ability to define an overall application look and feel. Microsoft ASP.Net has this capability, but there isn’t yet a standard J2EE technology for this, however Oracle’s ADF Faces does pr