(Ian Murphy) When Visual Studio 2005 launches later this year, developers will see Microsoft change its focus on how development should be carried out. Historically, Microsoft has focused on developer tools built around their languages. While Microsoft has dallied with tools for modelling, managemen
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(David Hull) Can Oracle kick SQL Server’s behind? Oracle expert David Hull throws down the gauntlet to Microsoft devotees.
Migration prep, part 4: Automating migration to MySQL
(Jan Stafford) Migration automation software can take a lot of the tediousness out of migrating from Microsoft SQL Server to MySQL migrations. In the previous installment of SearchEnterpriseLinux.com’s series on migrating from MS SQL to MySQL, Mike Sheffey, CEO of migration tools vendor Versora, gav
Stylus Studio 6 from Progress Software
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SARGability = Speed in DB2 for z/OS V8
(Gene Fuh and Guy Lohman) Recently, a knowledgeable friend inquired about the SARGability rules for the optimizers in the DB2 family. The WHATability? Don’t go running for your Merriam-Webster—you won’t find that term anywhere except in DB2 publications or Googling it (go ahead, give it a try!). But
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