(Kate Gibson) Oracle Corp. is in talks to buy Siebel Systems Inc., a source close to the company and analysts said.
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Deploy SQL Databases Easily with Installer Class
(Stefan Prodan) If you made an application that is using an SQL database that needs to be located on the client server, VS.NET Setup Project doesn’t help too much. You could go for InstallShield or another product that will make things easy, but the costs will get higher. So, while searching for a f
Tailor DB2 Everyplace with custom logic
(John Casey) Custom logic lets you perform specific actions during the IBM DB2 Everyplace synchronization and replication process. This article gives you specific detailed examples showing how to implement DB2 Everyplace custom logic for primary key and foreign key substitution, and for conflict res
Monitor the CPU Usage of Your SQL Servers
(Muthusamy Anantha Kumar) This article demonstrates the CPU Utilization of any SQL Server box by taking advantage of WMI and VBScript in order to find under utilized Servers. It is important to know which Servers use more CPU and during what period of time, to help the SQL Server database administra
SQL Server OLTP vs. data warehouse performance tuning
(Jeremy Kadlec) SQL Server delivers a number of functions for small to large organizations with needs ranging from internally developed applications to third-party off-the-shelf software. With all systems, data collection, entry and analysis at some level is required to meet organizational needs.
Integration of InfoPath with SharePoint
(Srikanth Kancharla) InfoPath is based on industry-standard Extensible Markup Language (XML). Extensible Markup Language (XML) is a condensed form of Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML) that enables developers to create customized tags that offer flexibility in organizing and presenting info
Interim Data Recovery
(Russell Dyer) A utility like mysqldump is very useful for backing up MySQL data and table schema. However, backups are usually made only once a day or at some other regular interval. If data is lost on your system several hours after the last backup is completed, you may not be able to recover it.
Microsoft SQL Server to DB2 UDB Conversion Guide
(Whei-Jen Chen, Alain Fisher, Stefan Hummel, Shailendra Kishore, Wei Bin Teah and Ted J. Wasserman) This redbook will provide guidelines for migrating existing Microsoft SQL Server database and applications to DB2 UDB. this Redbook focuses on the technical considerations and methodology involved in
Beyond Tables: Dealing with the Convergence of Relational and XML Data
(Jonathan Bruce) Few serious applications are considered enterprise-worthy without a core database engine backed by an extensive, normalized, and optimized relational database architecture. Traditionally, such database applications rely on SQL queries and statements to retrieve and update data in th
Oracle 10g DataPump, Part 2: Implementation
(Jim Czuprynski) The previous article in this series identified some of the deficiencies of the original Export and Import utilities, and then provided a broad overview of Oracle 10g’s new DataPump utility. This article will concentrate on how to effectively utilize the DataPump for common import an