(David Orchard) XML is designed for the creation of languages based upon self-describing markup. The inevitable evolution of these languages is called versioning. Versioning means adding, deleting, or changing parts of the language. Making versioning work in practice is one of the most difficult pro
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IT Business Case Template
As backend enterprise applications carry an increasingly larger burden for mission-critical reporting, rapid data processing, and performing complex calculations, databases must be responsive and scalable. Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition and the Enterprise Edition (64-bit) fulfill compa
SQL Server 2000 DTS Part 5 – DTS Designer Tasks and Global Variables
(Marcin Policht) In the previous article of this series, we covered types of DTS Designer tasks that are more straightforward. We will continue this discussion here, focusing on ones that are more complex. However, before we proceed, we will look into the concept of DTS Global Variables, which will
Coffee Break – Java for DB2 DBAs
(Jaiwant Jonathan) Java has come to stay and so has JDBC (Java Database Connectivity). For the OS/390 and z/OS DBA, it is yet another challenge to adapt to the requirements and intricacies of a new style of programming in a new feature-rich language. This article is an attempt to show how a DBA can
Transforming XML with XSLT
(Niel M. Bornstein) .NET & XML, published by O’Rielly, provides an in-depth, concentrated tutorial for intermediate to advanced-level developers. Additionally, it includes a complete reference to the XML-related namespaces within the .NET Framework. XML is an extremely flexible technology, and Micro
Examples of Bulk Loading XML Documents
The following examples illustrate the XML Bulk Load functionality in Microsoft® SQL Server™ 2000. Each example provides an XSD schema and its equivalent XDR schema.
Storage Management on Automatic
(Lannes Morris-Murphy) Various generations of the Oracle Database have introduced features to simplify the task of database administration. For example, when used with a recovery catalog, the Recovery Manager (RMAN) component introduced with Oracle8 gave database administrators (DBAs) the option of
Transforming TurboIMAGE Data to Oracle
(Bob Green) Recently we have had a number of customers contact our technical support team with questions and problems having to do with migrating TurboIMAGE data fields to Oracle. Since the two databases do not support the exact same datatypes, there are a number of cases where problems can arise.
DB2 Instance and Fast Communication Manager
(Marin Komadina) The process of tuning an ESE DB2 database is almost automatic, at least according to the DB2 manuals and Web announcements. However, much of this tuning still requires human intervention. The Fast Communication Manager is one of the components that need hand tuning. FCM is used to c
Oracle to DB2 UDB Conversion Guide
(Whei-Jen Chen, Fadel Fiani, Marina Greenstein, Stefan Hummel, Ranjit K. Kalidasan, Ken Leonard, Art Sammartino and Artur Wronski) DB2 Universal Database (DB2 UDB) has long been known for its technology leadership. This IBM Redbook is an informative guide that describes how to migrate the database