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Writing Provider-Independent Data Access Code with ADO.NET 2.0
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WebSphere Performance Tuning–z/OS (Sample Chapter)
(K. Miller, A. Beaubien, M. Betancourt, A. Black, M. Casile, D. Draeger, T. Gissel, R. Iyer, K. McGuinnes and D. Patel) This chapter will assist you in tuning the performance of WebSphere V5 on your z/OS system with a general focus on z/OS-specific items.
Implement IBM DB2 Universal Database and SAP in a Microsoft cluster environment
(Marianne Nesiem) Understand how to implement SAP and IBM DB2 Universal Database (DB2 UDB) in a Microsoft Cluster Server environment for maximum availability and fault tolerance on Windows. The author explains the architecture, walks you through the processes of planning, installing, and configuring
Special Report: Database Security
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Eat Drink Feel Good Markup Language
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Tame Your Content
(David A. Kelly) Lansing Community College, in Lansing, Michigan, had a serious content problem. "We had disparate systems that were all in different hodgepodge formats. People had a very hard time getting information, and the information they did get was questioned, because of the different sources
The Perils of Fiber Mode
(Ken Henderson) This article explains the effects that SQL Server fiber mode coupled with the User Mode Scheduler component can have on your system, and what to consider carefully before enabling fiber mode.
An Introduction to Sql Server Reporting Services I…
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