(Steve Callan) In Part 1, I covered some of the operational requirements for using Data Guard and the options (physical and logical) you have in deciding which type of standby database you want to employ. Part 2 starts off with step-by-step coverage of preparing your environment for Data Guard.
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Configure Oracle to use a RADIUS server for biometric authentication
(Scott Stephens) Biometric technology is now cost-effective and functional enough for developers to use it in many application environments. The Oracle database supports some of the protocols that are commonly used for biometric authentication. This e-newsletter will teach you how to configure biome
Top 10 Trends in Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing for 2005
For the first time in 2004, business intelligence and data warehousing (BI/DW) made the list of Top 10 CIO priorities, according to a Gartner survey. (R,pdf)
Generic Programming Under .NET
(Stanley B. Lippman) Visual Studio 2005 brings the type parameter model of generic programming to the Microsoft .NET Framework. Parameterized types are, of course, standard fare for C++ programmers. So, for those who are unfamiliar with them, I’ll give a brief introduction to generic programming in
Building a Template Parser Class with PHP, Part I
(Alejandro Gervasio) It is easy to create a templating system in PHP; in fact, there are a number of templating system packages. But what if you’re putting together a relatively small website, and don’t really need one of those full-fledged systems? In this first part of a two-part article, you will
Migration prep, part 1: When to switch from MS SQL to MySQL
(Jan Stafford) Not every organization should dump Microsoft SQL Server, according to Mike Sheffey, CEO of Versora, a migration tools vendor. Sometimes the vendor lock-in is too strong to break without overhauling everything in the enterprise. But when there is a window of opportunity, Sheffey says c
Process Warehouse: The Missing Link in Business Performance Management
(Nari Kannan) The process warehouse provides the internal process key performance indicators (KPIs) from an integrated database and makes available valuable information for decision making.
FIX: Duplicate import schema may cause the XML schema compilation to fail
When a duplicate import schema is encountered during compilation, System.xml may throw the following error message: Item has already been added. Key in dictionary:”file:///C:/C.xsd” Key being added: “file:///C:/C.xsd”
Introduction to Logical Datacenter Designer, Part 2
(Mickey Williams) See the Logical Datacenter Designer in action with this look at creating a simple datacenter model.
Synchronize IBM Cloudscape V10.0 and IBM DB2 Everyplace Sync Server V8.2
(Joachim Stumpf and Michael Koester) Set up IBM Cloudscape, the IBM version of Apache Derby, as a mobile database using DB2® Everyplace as the synchronization engine for various back ends, such as DB2 UDB or Informix Dynamic Server. (pdf)