http://www.databasejournal.com en-us Copyright 1996-2010 Quin Street Corporation rss@jupitermedia.com rss@jupitermedia.com http://backend.userland.com/rss August 9, 2010 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/www.databasejournal.com/features/mssql/article.php/3897236 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/www.databasejournal.com/features/mssql/article.php/3897236 Learn how the DTExec and DTExecUI utilities give you the ability to assign values to arbitrary properties of components within a SQL Server Integration Services package, when invoking its execution. August 6, 2010 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/www.databasejournal.com/features/mssql/article.php/3896206 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/www.databasejournal.com/features/mssql/article.php/3896206 Cursors provide a means of processing through a set of records row-by-row. However, many companies have a policy against using cursors in their SQL Server standards. This article examines the problem with cursors and alternatives to using them. August 5, 2010 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/www.databasejournal.com/features/mssql/article.php/3896201 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/www.databasejournal.com/features/mssql/article.php/3896201 SQL Server Service Broker (SSBS), introduced with SQL Server 2005 and enhanced in SQL Server 2008, allows you to write queuing/message based applications within the database itself. This article discusses creating an application in which Initiator and Target both are in the same database. August 4, 2010 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/www.databasejournal.com/features/oracle/article.php/3896411 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/www.databasejournal.com/features/oracle/article.php/3896411 SQL Plan Baselines are a new feature in Oracle Database 11g that helps to prevent repeatedly used SQL statements from regressing because a newly generated execution plan is less effective than what was originally in the library cache. Read on to learn more... August 4, 2010 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/www.databasejournal.com/features/oracle/article.php/3896316 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/www.databasejournal.com/features/oracle/article.php/3896316 James Koopman discusses how to give/take/study for an Oracle Database PL/SQL developer position, with a look at the top five questions he would ask potential Oracle Database PL/SQL Developers to help assess his/her basic knowledge. August 3, 2010 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/www.databasejournal.com/features/mysql/article.php/3896061 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/www.databasejournal.com/features/mysql/article.php/3896061 Knowing and working with master-master replication and keeping a true hot standby is very important, especially when your business requires a fast failover with the least amount of downtime. This article focuses on the wonderful world of multi-master replication. Knowing how to setup and implement multi-master replication is the next step to faster, automated failover. August 2, 2010 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/www.databasejournal.com/features/msaccess/article.php/3895426 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/www.databasejournal.com/features/msaccess/article.php/3895426 One Microsoft Access developer's search for an exit path from Access into .Net development led him to Microsoft Silverlight and MVC2. If you're serious about adding technologies to your toolkit, are looking for a web solution or just something new, Silverlight or MVC2 might be it. July 30, 2010 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/www.databasejournal.com/features/mssql/article.php/3895221 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/www.databasejournal.com/features/mssql/article.php/3895221 To ensure that queries run as efficiently as possible, the database administrator needs to monitor performance to find inefficient queries. This article focuses on exploring how a DBA can monitor the I/Os against an instance of SQL Server, using Dynamic Management Objects, or more commonly know as Dynamic Management Views (DMVs) and Functions (DMFs). July 29, 2010 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/www.databasejournal.com/features/oracle/article.php/3894901 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/www.databasejournal.com/features/oracle/article.php/3894901 Ever wonder what the Oracle Database Cost Based Optimizer (CBO) was doing behind the scenes or how it comes up with an execution plan? While other tools or settings show us WHAT the CBO comes up with, the 10053 trace event setting tells us HOW the CBO came to its decision (the final execution plan). July 28, 2010 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/www.databasejournal.com/features/article.php/3895096 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/www.databasejournal.com/features/article.php/3895096 One of the most integral components and critical success factors of any enterprise data warehousing initiative is the Solutions Architecture document, a high-level conceptual model of a data warehousing solution. Learn why this collaborative effort that addresses the needs of all major stakeholders, including both the business units and Information Technology (IT), is essential.