(Steve Callan) More and more, companies are making the move from the client-server model of Forms to the 9i/10g Application Server Web-based architecture. Previous articles in the Installation Cookbook series discussed how to install Developer Suite and Application Server. This article lays out a de
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Oracle Database Clusters:What You Need to Know
(Michael Callahan and Kevin Closson) If you use or are considering Oracle9i or 10g RAC then don’t miss this Webcast. The speakers, leading authorities on shared data cluster technology, will show: How to fully optimize Oracle RAC for superior management, performance and availability. How to achieve
DB2 Universal Database for iSeries Administration: The Graphical Way on V5R3
(Hernando Bedoya) This IBM Redbook presents an overview of all V5R3 iSeries Navigator functions to manage and administer DB2 Universal Database (UDB) for iSeries. It serves as a companion guide for the database administrator to use DB2 UDB for iSeries. This redbook includes the latest announced feat
Microsoft, SQL Server and Performance Management: The Business Scorecards Accelerator, Part 1
(Trey Johnson and Pam Barker) This is the first of a two-part series walking you through the new performance management solution, Microsoft Office Business Scorecards Solution Accelerator. Part 1 focuses on the architecture and construction of scorecards.
Building Plugins with C# Part 3: Adding LDAP, SQL, and Configuration
(Nathan Good) This is the third article in a four-part series on building plug-ins with C# .NET. The second part in the series covered some XML-related topics, such as using an XML file to store usernames and passwords, and writing a custom XML configuration section handler to parse the application
An Is Null Gotcha
(David Poole) There is a very good reason for having user acceptance testing over and above unit testing and formal testing of you code. As a developer, you will test your code for the things that you expect to be trapped. A professional tester will take the functional requirement specification and
Perl Parser Performance
(Petr Cimprich) There was one dominant XML parser in Perl a few years ago; parsing an XML document was synonymous for using the XML::Parser module. The module written by Larry Wall and Clark Cooper worked as an interface to James Clark’s expat XML parser, and it didn’t leave much room for compet
Running WSAD and WAS with Oracle
(Troy Holmes) During a recent EAI project, it came to my attention that it is difficult to find documentation on the topic of installing Oracle into WebSphere Studio Application Developer (WSAD) and WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 5.0. This article will attempt to expedite the search for this inf
SQL Server 2000 Security – Part 11 – DTS Security
(Marcin Policht) In this article of our series presenting SQL Server 2000 Security, we are turning our attention towards Data Transformation Services. If you are not familiar with this topic, it might be helpful to first review its coverage on the DatabaseJournal Web site. The referenced information
Licensing distributed DB2 Universal Database (DB2) Version 8 servers in a high availability environment
(Paul C. Zikopoulos and Leon Katsnelson) Are you trying to ensure you’re licensing your DB2 servers correctly in a high availability environment? Don’t have the time nor the will to read through the announcement letters, PLETs, or your licensing sheets? This article explains it all in plain English.