By Sara Cushman – SearchDatabase.com kicks off a series of profiles featuring database administrators at work. Todd Barbera, a Boston-based DBA, tells us what his days are like, why he likes working in a small IT shop, and shares his on-the-job learning experiences.
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HOW TO: Use the ExecuteXmlReader Method of the SqlCommand Class in Visual C# .NET
You can use the ExecuteXmlReader method of the System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand class to load the results of SQL Extensible Markup Language (XML) queries from Microsoft SQL Server into a System.Xml.XmlReader object. You can use this method to run server-side for XML queries and to run queries that r
Free Toolkits Expose Data and Logic as Web Services
by Roger Jennings – If you use SQL Server or BizTalk and plan to use .NET, you’ll definitely want to look into the SQL Server 2000 Web Services and BizTalk Server 2002 Toolkits.
Is Oracle Missing a Great Opportunity?
By Shawn Wildermuth – I like to think I am open minded about technology. I have used a variety of database engines in the last seventeen years; xBase, Access, SQL Server, Sybase, Oracle, and DB2 to name a few. I like the direction Oracle 9i is taking and hope that Microsoft’s SQL Server takes some o
Tip: Basics of bootstrapping with DOM, Part 1
By Brett McLaughlin – This tip, the first in a series on bootstrapping with DOM, explains what bootstrapping is, explores the problems associated with it, and lays out the basics for use in DOM Levels 1 and 2.
Two open source projects for EAI
The open source projects Proteus and Babeldoc both announced new releases. Although they look very different (one is a “framework”, the other is a “system”), both are written in Java, support XML, EJBs and JDBC databases and do not hide the fact that EAI is their vocation.
Foundation for a New World
By David Baum and Ed Baum – With its highly interactive, online game, The Sims Online, Electronic Arts is changing the way people play. To support this online world, the company built a secure, scalable foundation based on Oracle9iAS RAC and Linux.
SQL Server Trace Flags
(Randy Dyess) This is a short article containing descriptions of 65 documented and undocumented trace flags currently available in SQL Server 7.0 and 2000.
Notification Services Quick Start Guide for Sample Installation
See how Microsoft SQL Server Notification Services sends personalized, timely messages to a wide variety of devices.
Using XML Glue to Solve Big Integration Problems
You know that enterprise application integration is a big problem that has various possible solutions, including packaged applications, software adapters, and EDI. But none of those technologies has the flexibility of XML. Find out why IT has pinned all its hopes on XML and industry-specific XML ext