After three years of exploring the XML jungle, the time has come to add another type of map to this area. While the Column Trailmap gives an overview of the columns written for the XML section of WebReference, we will over the next couple of installments create a map of XML standards.
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A Python & XML Companion
by Uche Ogbuji – Python & XML, written by Christopher Jones and Fred Drake, Jr. (O’Reilly and Associates, 2002), introduces Python programmers to XML processing. Drake is a core developer of PyXML, and Jones is an experienced developer in Python and XML, as well as an experienced author. As you woul
The Big Business of Storing Big Data
By Lisa Gill – A highly competitive market has emerged in the rapidly growing networked storage industry, ruled by EMC, which claims 30 percent of SAN, or storage area network, market share. Why is data storage such a big business, and what lies ahead for EMC and its rivals?
SQL Server Backup/Restore Optimization Tips
In his latest article, Alexander Chigrik offers twelve helpful tips to ensure you are performing SQL Server backup/restore operations in the most efficient manner possible.
First Yukon Beta Set for Q1 2003
By Paul Thurrott – Microsoft is prepping the first beta release of SQL Server 2003–code-named Yukon–for release in February or March, and will use feedback from Beta 1 to determine the final release schedule. The long-awaited Yukon code-base will usher in a new era on Microsoft’s software developm
Smash SQL Speed Barriers
by Dan Fox – ADO.NET’s slick, direct data access to SQL Server provides a speedy alternative to ODBC and even OLE DB. ODBC and OLE DB work well when you can’t go straight to the source, but you can achieve better performance with SQL Server and Visual Studio .NET by taking advantage of the SqlClient
SQL Server 2000 XML Distilled
Book Review – XML, whether we like it or not, is a topic that DBAs and SQL developers must soon learn to master. While SQL Server 2000 has built-in XML-related functionality, it will be the next version of SQL Server that will really bring XML to the forefront for those involved in SQL Server.
Apply an XSL Transformation from an XML Document to an XML Document by Using Visual Basic .NET
This article illustrates how to apply an Extensible Stylesheet Language (XSL) Transformation (XSLT) to an Extensible Markup Language (XML) document using the XslTransform class to create a new XML document. XSL is an XML-based language that is designed to transform one XML document into another XML
Diagnose Server Performance Problems with SQL Server’s SQL Profiler
by Drew Georgopulos – SQL Profiler is a great SQL Server tool that can help you reach your database optimization goals. This 10-Minute Solution presents a few preparatory steps to start using Profiler for monitoring performance problems. It discusses some techniques, tools, and commands that reveal
Web Application Security–The Next Evolution
by Yuval Ben-Itzhak – Web applications enable companies to conduct business with customers and partners, delivering highly valuable, and often confidential, information across enterprise barriers. However, the value of Internet communications cannot be realized until users have confidence that Inter