(Nord Samuelson) As Oracle Corp. readies for the next release of its E-Business Suite — 11i.10 — due out this summer, those who have not yet invested in the suite are wondering if it’s better to wait, or implement now and upgrade later. Nord Samuelson, SearchOracle.com’s business processes and
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Stinger to take flight — slowly
(Robert Westervelt) Stinger may be flapping its wings to take flight, but it will be a while before the next version of DB2 Universal Database will buzz across the radar screens of most DBAs, many of whom said they are too busy working on critical projects to even think of upgrading. (R)
Solving Performance Problems
(Nick Wienholt) The focus of the material covered in previous chapters relates to performance characteristics of specific areas of the CLR and Framework Libraries. When searching for a solution to a performance issue that manifests itself simply as general “slowness,” information on performance spe
Transforming Data with Microsoft SQL Server 2000 DTS
(Luis Garcia) With the Data Transformation Services (DTS) in SQL Server 2000, you can import, export, and transform data from disparate sources into single or multiple destinations. This article shows you how to build your own DTS packages and the basics on how to use ActiveX code to transform data.
XML Namespaces Support in Python Tools, Part Two
(Uche Ogbuji) In the last article I discussed namespace handling in Python 2.3’s SAX and minidom libraries. As I pointed out there are a lot of pitfalls and oddities involved with processing namespaces, and I will continue to give the same treatment to the namespace support in third party Python lib
HOW TO: Enable SSL Encryption for SQL Server 2000 with Certificate Server
This step-by-step article lists the steps you must use to enable SSL encryption for SQL Server 2000 if you have a valid Certificate Server in your network environment. If you have purchased certificates from a third party certificate vendor, follow the instructions provided by the vendor. SQL Se
Planning for Replication Options
The replication options of immediate updating, queued updating, immediate updating with queued updating as a failover, and transforming replicated data require additional considerations during replication planning. If users do not need to update data at the Subscriber, consider using snapshot replic
Executing a Batch Job as Part of CICS/DB2 Transaction
(Abhiram Jayaram) Incorporating a large amount of batch process code into an online process while retaining the code in the batch process can cause problems from having to maintain the same piece of code online and in the batch. These problems can be compounded if some of the programs are third-
IDUG 2004 – Technical Symposium
Mark your calendar and make plans to attend IDUG 2004 – Technical Symposium. This impactful, two day symposium hosted by the International DB2 Users Group (IDUG) provides you with an excellent training environment, relevant content and expert instructors, a convenient and accessible location, all fo
Getting at Unvarnished Feedback from Stinger Testers
(Lisa Vaas) Updating databases isn’t minor surgery. From what I hear, it’s nowhere near as traumatic as updating an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, which can take months of patching and testing patches and testing the patches upon which the patches rely. But still, as evidenced by the