(Paul Krill) ActiveGrid will announce an early-access release of its open source enterprise application platform that will leverage PC-based computing grids and will include an application server not based on Java.
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You may receive an ‘Old format or invalid type library error when processing MOM data’ message
When the Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) 2005 Management Server and the MOM 2005 database reside on the same computer, you may receive the following error message every 24 to 120 hours: Old format or invalid type library error when processing MOM data
Grid Computing with Oracle
Grid computing is a new IT architecture that produces more resilient and lower cost enterprise information systems. With grid computing, groups of independent, modular hardware and software components can be connected and rejoined on demand to meet the changing needs of businesses. (pdf)
Thinking XML: Schema standardization for top-down semantic transparency
(Uche Ogbuji) This installment continues the review of the many different approaches to semantic transparency, discussing what they mean to the developer using XML. One way to save resources on a long journey is to hitchhike. In XML, you can take advantage of countless open schema initiatives that,
The db2pd tool
(Samuel Poon) In Version 8.2, IBM DB2 Universal Database introduced a new tool for monitoring and administrating DB2 databases and instances called db2pd. Use this tool to keep track of transactions, tablespaces, table statistics, dynamic SQL, and all your configuration settings. It’s handy for trou
Real-World Value of XML and CMS – New Opportunities for Capco.com
(John Tunnicliffe) When it came to overhauling our corporate web-site, www.capco.com, we had a number of challenges to overcome. In particular, how could we get the right balance between the competing demands of design and technology?
WebSphere Information Integrator Q Replication: Fast Track Implementation Scenarios
(Nagraj Alur, Rich Briddell, Donna Kelsey and Naoko Takaya) This IBM Redbook provides an overview of WebSphere Information Integrator Q replication, and provides guidelines for exploiting its high throughput, low latency, and other capabilities in the design and implementation of high-availability a
Take Advantage of ASP.NET 2.0’s Data Caching Techniques, Part 2
(Alex Homer) One of the major advances in ASP.NET 2.0 caching is support for SQL cache invalidation. This feature lets you retrieve or generate a rowset, usually as a DataSet or DataTable, and then hang on to it until the original source data changes. That removes the balancing act formerly required
Widen BI Use with Excel
(David Menninger) For those who have “seen the light,” business intelligence (BI) solutions offer an unprecedented level of insight into the operations of a company. While the individual components of BI solutions may span budgeting and planning, compliance, audit issues across all functions, those
SQL Server 2005 – Management Utilities
(Marcin Policht) In the first article of this short series covering new and improved utilities of SQL Server 2005 Beta 2, we presented the SQL Server Management Studio, which provides a single, uniform interface for the majority of administration and programming tasks. We also discussed SQL Profiler