(Sara Grant) What’s next for Web services? In his case summary “Will Web Services Really Transform Collaboration?” published in the Winter 2005 edition of MIT Sloan Management Review, HBS associate professor Andrew P. McAfee argues that the benefits of Web services, in terms of data-sharing and comm
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(Alejandro Gervasio) Aggregation in PHP allows one object to use another object. It’s a very powerful concept. This article, the first in the series, serves as an introduction to some of the things you can do with aggregation.
Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 and 2.0 (Beta) Compatibility
The Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 builds on the success of the Microsoft .NET Framework 1.0 and 1.1 to provide the best runtime environment for Web and Microsoft Windows client applications. Microsoft’s compatibility goal for .NET Framework 1.1 applications is that they should work smoothly on the .N
SQL Server 2000 SP4 diagnostics help detect stalled and stuck I/O operations
A database management system (DBMS), such as SQL Server, relies on the timeliness of file input and output (I/O) operations. Any one of the following items may create stuck or stalled I/O problems. These problems can quickly have an adverse affect on SQL Server responsiveness and performance: •
Optimize .NET development with these performance tips
(Tony Patton) The .NET Framework offers countless ways to approach and solve a problem, but one may be better than another depending upon performance. Learn a few performance tips to use on your next development project.
Reusing Content Without Starting From Scratch
(Michael Voelker) Some companies seem to have multiple-personality disorders. Their print ads and product literature say one thing, their Web site another and their call center operators are oblivious to it all. Just as organizations struggle with data inconsistencies across disparate applicatio
Oracle on the Web, Part 2 – Oracle 10g’s HTTP Server and HTML DB
(Steve Callan) In part one of this series, the installation and basic configuration of Oracle9i’s HTTP Server was covered. This part of the series looks at how the HTTP server has changed with respect to how you get it and how you use it. Part of the process is very easy, and other parts are som
Little Known, Invaluable Methods and Properties in the .NET Framework Base Class Library
(Scott Mitchell) There was a simpler time in history when one could know all intricacies in their given field. An experienced cobbler in yesteryear could feasibly know all there is to cobbling with the materials they had available. With the depth and breadth of knowledge today, however, such mastery
DB2 for Linux Redefines the Economics of Data Warehousing with a Record Shattering Benchmark
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