The
Power of Partitioning
Misconceptions about partitioning abound. Experts from the Toronto Lab set the
record straight about this useful feature.
Securing
SQL Server
In late January, a worm called SQL Slammer shut down a Bank of America ATM network,
Continental Airlines' online ticketing system, and an emergency call center in
Seattle as well as cutting off Internet access for millions of PC users worldwide.
Will
the Real Database Leader Please Stand Up?
Though Oracle and IBM deny that MySQL, PostgreSQL or other open-source offerings
are a threat to their enterprise business, they are still taking steps to re-emphasize
their low-end offerings.
Using
OLEDB in ADO.NET with COBOL
In a previous article ("Data Access with ADO.NET" (http://www.devnewz.com/devnewz-3-20030421Data-Access-with-ADONET.html)
we discussed the use of the SqlClient class to access data in ADO.NET. The SqlClient
class was created by Microsoft and is used primarily to access a SQL Server database.
What about other databases?
Microsoft
Releases 64-bit SQL Database
Microsoft Corp. has released a 64-bit database and claims that the new system
features performance rivaling that of Unix-based systems yet offers greater ease
of use and at a lower cost.
Beta
of Oracle Database Upgrade Is In The Wings
Oracle Corp. aficionados gathering next week at the IOUG Live! 2003 conference
in Orlando, Fla., are expected to discuss the impending beta release—and
perhaps even the beta code itself—of the company's next big database upgrade.
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