(Allan Edwards) If you’re a DBA who has to tune the performance of a new system — and answer to users who scream when things slow down — you may sometimes curse the rise of multi-tiered architectures to replace traditional client/server systems. While multi-tiered architectures offer plenty of excit
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Client-side data validation with XML
(Edmond Woychowsky) One of my favorite parts of Web applications development is user interface design. My primary concern is with the flow of a page as opposed to how pretty it is. There is nothing more frustrating than having clients make their selections, click a button, and then wait for an entir
Getting Reacquainted with dbXML 2.0
(Tom Bradford) dbXML is a native XML database written in in Java. Native XML databases (NXDs) are databases that store XML using an internalized format for faster overall processing, and representational flexibility. NXDs also provide support for indexing XML for improved query performance.
JSQLMapper
JSQLMapper is a bi-directional data mapping tool that eliminates the need to construct custom code in order to bring relational data into XML format. The beta release allows for rapid linking of business applications with the creation of relational data entries into a standards based XML format and
SQL Server Reporting Services – an overview
(K. S. Ganesh) SQL Server Reporting Services is a comprehensive, server-based platform for creating, managing, and delivering reports that contain data from relational and multidimensional data sources.
Is 0% Downtime Possible?
(Steve Jones) The short answer is “no”. And there isn’t really a long answer. So is this article over? Well, I suppose I should explain why this isn’t possible, so let’s begin by looking at other systems. (R)
Setting up connectivity for ADO and ADO.NET application developers
(Jalud Abdulmenan and Raul F. Chong) This is the fifth article in a series discussing connectivity scenarios involving DB2 UDB for Linux, UNIX and Windows version 8, DB2 UDB for iSeries 5.2 and DB2 UDB for z/OS V8. The focus of this article is on workstation application development connectivity for
Cleaning Up PL/SQL Practices
(Steven Feuerstein) It is not hard to come up with a list of dos and don’ts for developers. This list can rather easily become completely overwhelming, however, because it can be (a) hard to remember all the best practices, (b) challenging to implement them, and (c) perplexing to determine whether o
Webcast: DB2 UDB for z/OS: Improved performance, Availability and System Administration Capabilities
Looking for enhanced scalability and availability for the data in your e-business applications? Good news: IBM DB2 Universal Database for z/OS Version 8 is here. You are invited to attend a special Webcast, which will show IT professionals how to prepare for and migrate to this latest version of
Chapter 6 – Migrating Sybase Databases to SQL Server 2000
Microsoft SQL Server and the Sybase relational database systems were developed together until their respective 4.2 versions. This commonality provides for a unique, low-cost opportunity for Sybase customers to migrate their databases to SQL Server and, therefore, to benefit from the new functionalit