By Robert Westervelt – Database architect and college instructor Jorge Batista says hands-on training is always more valuable than the stuff of textbooks.
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Simply Keeping Time
By Itzik Ben-Gan – Two readers submit solutions to problems of how to track dates and times. Using auxiliary tables is the key.(R, $)
Microsoft SQL Server 2000 for Experienced Database Professionals
This three-day course will teach database professionals who are already proficient in the implementation and maintenance of enterprise databases about the core architecture of Microsoft SQL Server™ 2000 and how it works. The primary focus of this course is to give experienced database professionals
SqlXml 3.0 SP2
SQLXML enables XML support for your SQL Server Database. It allows developers to bridge the gap between XML and relational data. You can create XML View of your existing relational data and work with it as if it was an XML file.
PeopleSoft Raises Forecasts; Oracle Appears Less Of A Threat
PeopleSoft Inc. upped its revenue and earnings forecasts for the second time in about a month, raising questions as to whether Oracle Corp. would succeed in its hostile bid to acquire the business-application vendor.
Installing DB2 Content Manager CommonStore for Lotus Domino
If your content management plans include installing DB2 CommonStore for Lotus Domino, don’t miss this article. The author takes you through the process step-by-step, including all the configuration details to get you going.
DB2 Version 7.1 for Linux HOWTO
By Dan Scott – This HOWTO gives you explicit instructions on installing DB2 Universal Database Version 7.1 for Linux on the following Intel x86-based distributions: Caldera OpenLinux 2.4, Debian, Red Hat Linux 6.2, SuSE Linux 6.2 and 6.3, and TurboLinux 6.0. After installing DB2, you can work with a
Linked Servers on MS SQL: Part 1
By Don Schlichting – Share data between SQL and almost anything using Linked Servers. Think of a Linked Server as an alias on your local SQL server that points to an external data source. This external data source can be Access, Oracle, Excel or almost any other data system that can be access
Top 20 software testing and quality assurance (QA) Books
By Vyas Kondreddi – Click here to check out the best testing books, covering all software platforms!
IOUG Member Oracle9i Application Server Experiences
The following IOUG members have responded to a call to share their Oracle9iAS experiences.