(Radhakrishnan Srikanth) In the past few years XML has emerged as one of the prominent data exchange formats. The features of XML, namely the semantic markup and the human readable nature, simplified data exchange, allowed users to break free from proprietary data formats. Schemas are used to repres
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Managing XML data: Native XML databases
(Elliotte Harold) When your only tool is a hammer, everything looks like a nail. When your only tool is a relational database, everything looks like a table. Reality, however, is more complicated than that. Data often isn’t tabular and can benefit from a tool that more closely fits its natural struc
An Introduction to XUL Part 3
(Dan Wellman) Learn about XUL, a subset of XML used to describe user interfaces, that helps you to make rich user interfaces with nothing more complicated than a text editor. In the third part of this series covers layout and content elements.
Guidelines for Operations Architecture
(Soumendra Mohanty) At the onset of a data warehousing engagement, we invariably put more effort into understanding, analyzing, planning and developing a solution, focusing intently on the ETL component. As Ralph Kimball pointed out in some of his articles: 80 percent of the effort in building a
Autonomic MQTs
(David Buelke and Stuart Litel) DB2’s autonomic functions and features, particularly those that help utilities automatically understand when it’s time to reorganize, check, or move data, are now part of many shops’ daily operations.
Fusions at Oracle
(Peter Abrahams) Recently Oracle made two concurrent and complimentary announcements both using the word ‘fusion’: Oracle Fusion Middleware and Project Fusion.
IBM adds to X3-based server range
(Manek Dubash) IBM is adding to its recently introduced eServer X3 architecture-based servers with the new xSeries 460. Designed for highly scalable, always-on environments, the x460 entry configuration starts with a four-way server and scales up to 32-way processing.
Using the SQLCommand Object (Sample Chapter)
(Michael Otey and Denielle Otey) In this chapter, you see how to use the .NET Framework Data Provider for SQL Server’s SqlCommand object to execute commands on a target SQL Server system. In the first part of this chapter, you learn how to execute simple SQL action queries that don’t return any
Compatibility Testing Scenarios
This document outlines best practices for testing a managed application or component for compatibility with newer runtime versions. It covers different configurations you should test to ensure that the application continues to run properly. Full details on compatibility are available in Microsof
MySQL For Beginners – How To Create A MySQL Database
(Don Beavers) The best way to create and manage a MySQL database is to download an open source (free) program called PhpMyAdmin. PHPMyAdmin allows you to manage all aspects of both your database structure and data from one easy to use interface. This tool is intended to handle the administration of