(Vinod Kumar) This topic has been in my mind for quite some time now. Just thought to get them into a understandable article for public use … Well, most of the DBA’s and many programmers of SQL Server should have heard of the terms data cache and procedure cache in conjunction with SQL Server. The
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(Chris Kern) As an application programmer-with no true credentials to speak of (except that I’ve been supporting DB2 applications for over 10 years)-I feel that I am well-qualified to address the pain experienced by application programmers. What is the source of this pain you may ask? It is those my
DB2 Information Integration: The Big Picture
(Holly A. Hayes) The integration job is never finished. IT environments are in a constant state of flux. New applications are coming online. Release-level changes to packaged applications can cause a ripple effect throughout the infrastructure. There is always the next new tool or technology to try.
IBM Unveils Next Generation Site for Developers
IBM developerWorks launched the next generation of its online developer workspace. The enhanced site features resources developers need to build e-business on demand applications and provides a compelling web experience showcasing cutting-edge technology and IBM technical resources. The comprehe
XML Advances on B2B Front
(Dan Wahlin) Extensible Markup Language (XML) has evolved considerably in its short five-year history. It started out as a simple way to mark up data and relied on seasoned technologies for data validation, such as document type definitions (DTDs). As XML has matured, the World Wide Web Consortium (
Oracle Application Server 10g – New Features Overview
The speed and unpredictability of business cycles have pushed many enterprises to the limit of manageability. Organizations need to become more responsive but often their information systems and business applications are slow to respond. To compensate, IT departments build costly infrastructure, m
Implementing a Mobile ASP.NET Web Application Leveraging Existing XML Web Services
(Keith Craig) Mobile TaskVision is a mobile ASP.NET Web application built using mobile Web Forms located in the Microsoft .NET Framework’s System.Web.Mobile namespace. The application consumes the existing Task Vision XML Web services that facilitate all of the data exchange. Reuse of the existing i
Oracle Technical Interview Questions Answered – Part1
(James Koopmann) The interview process can be quite stressful. Here is the first part of a two part series on helping you answer those tough questions that you might experience in your quest for an Oracle DBA position.
Highly Available DB2 Universal Database using Tivoli System Automation for Linux
(Enrico Joedecke, Steve Raspudic and Andy Beaton) In this paper, we describe the implementation and design of highly available IBM DB2 Universal Database(DB2) environments in conjunction with the IBM Tivoli System Automation for Linux platform(TSA). Also included is a detailed description of the DB2