http://www.databasejournal.com en-us Copyright 1996-2006 Jupitermedia Corporation rss@jupitermedia.com rss@jupitermedia.com http://backend.userland.com/rss March 19, 2010 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/www.databasejournal.com/features/db2/article.php/3869096 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/www.databasejournal.com/features/db2/article.php/3869096 The beta of Version 10 of DB2 for z/OS is being made available to selected customers from March 12th 2010, and while there is no official word on General Availability dates yet I think it is safe to assume that if all goes well with the beta, DB2 10 will be fully released sometime during the next... March 18, 2010 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/www.databasejournal.com/features/oracle/article.php/3869076 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/www.databasejournal.com/features/oracle/article.php/3869076 Oracle's new ADR with command interface shows promise for database administrators who like to script their own solution for quickly scraping the alert log and automatically looking for errors. March 16, 2010 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/www.databasejournal.com/features/db2/article.php/3868406 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/www.databasejournal.com/features/db2/article.php/3868406 Rebecca Bond discusses a few of the options available in IBM DB2's new CLPPLUS command line processor that you can use to connect to databases and to define, edit, and run statements, scripts, and commands. March 12, 2010 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/www.databasejournal.com/features/mysql/article.php/3869081 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/www.databasejournal.com/features/mysql/article.php/3869081 Learn a technique to fetch column data for MySQL crosstabs by emulating views. By replacing tables with a subquery subset, the resulting view will contain a limited dataset that has been filtered for that column field. March 11, 2010 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/www.databasejournal.com/features/mysql/article.php/3867841 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/www.databasejournal.com/features/mysql/article.php/3867841 MySQL has an interesting architecture that sets it apart from some other enterprise database systems. It allows you to plug in different modules to handle storage. What that means to end users is that it is quite flexible, offering an interesting array of different storage engines with different features, strengths, and tradeoffs. March 10, 2010 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/www.databasejournal.com/features/mssql/article.php/3869876 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/www.databasejournal.com/features/mssql/article.php/3869876 NoSQL databases offer an alternative to traditional relational databases, but they might not be the right fit for everyone. March 10, 2010 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/www.databasejournal.com/features/oracle/article.php/3868946 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/www.databasejournal.com/features/oracle/article.php/3868946 Much has been said about why Oracle acquired Sun, how it will be the demise of the free world and produce a one-world database monopoly. While there is probably a little truth in the statement, we should keep in mind that much of what is happening can be beneficial for the end customer. March 9, 2010 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/www.databasejournal.com/features/oracle/article.php/3868666 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/www.databasejournal.com/features/oracle/article.php/3868666 One of the initial obstacles a database administrator encounters is learning where features of his/her system live or reside on a less familiar system. Steve Callan approaches this feature comparison by taking SQL Server and mapping its features back into Oracle. March 8, 2010 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/www.databasejournal.com/features/mssql/article.php/3867976 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/www.databasejournal.com/features/mssql/article.php/3867976 In his latest article, Marcin Policht demonstrates a variety of tools that can be employed to execute SQL Server Integration Services packages, focusing in particular on the method leveraging functionality available within the Business Intelligence Development Studio. March 5, 2010 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/www.databasejournal.com/features/mssql/article.php/3867651 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/www.databasejournal.com/features/mssql/article.php/3867651 Views can be an effective tool for speeding up your selects and simplifying complex queries. Learn what indexed views are, where you might want to use them, how to create them, and what constraints exist with their use.