IBM Application Recovery Tool for IMS and DB2 Databases simplifies and coordinates the recovery of both IMS and DB2 data to a common point, cutting the time and cost of data recovery and availability.
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DB2 UDB V.8 Handbook for Windows, Unix and Linux
by Philip K. Gunning – This start-to-finish guide to DB2 UDB v.8 administration and development covers database design for optimal performance, availability, and recoverability; day-to-day administration and backup; comparing, selecting, and using appropriate DB2 programming techniques; deploying ne
A Comparison of Oracle 9i with DB2 v8.1
By Alexander Chigrik – Often people in newsgroups ask for a comparison of Oracle and DB2. In this article, I compare Oracle 9i Database with DB2 Universal Database version 8.1 regarding price, performance, platforms supported, SQL dialectsand products limits.
Preventing Corruption Before it’s Too Late: Part 1
Marin Komadina discusses Oracle data-block corruption, describing several features of Oracle that may be used at an early stage to detect database corruption.
Index Rebuild with Cumulative Size Limit
by Eugenio Spadafora – If you want to rebuild all the indexes of your database, you probably would like to schedule something nightly that dynamically creates a list of “alter index … rebuild” commands. But, if your database is really big, you should find some criteria to split the commands
Effective XML: 50 Specific Ways to Improve Your XML
Book by Elliotte Rusty Harold – Learning the basic syntax of XML is easy enough, but learning how to use XML effectively could occupy a lifetime. Effective XML makes it possible to become a more effective programmer much sooner. It crystallizes the hard-won expertise of XML pioneers into 50 rules of
The demise of the XML database
By Phil Howard – When is an XML database not an XML database? Answer: when it’s an XML database. While you can still buy an XML database purely because it provides faster storage capability and greater functionality than a conventional database, all the erstwhile XML database vendors are increasingl
Interactive Microcontent
by Jon Udell – Now that Kimbro Staken, Sam Ruby, and Kingsley Idehen have demonstrated variations of the structured microcontent idea I’ve been exploring for the past few months, I’m wondering what’s next. Sure, it’s cool to be able to link to XPath queries for items on Intertwingly that cite me or
Trace from Script (basic) :: (Script Library)
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Microsoft readies database add-on
(Martin LaMonica) Microsoft on Friday announced that it will begin a broad testing program for its SQL Server 2000 database that will enable business reporting. (R)