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Installing Oracle E-Business Suite R12 on Windows 2003 (Database Journal)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:56:13 GMT

Learn how to install EBS, starting from scratch and walk away with an up and running EBS instance using the Vision Enterprises database.

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Oracle Database 11g: PLSQL and OCI Result Set Caching (Database Journal)

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:16:06 GMT

Oracle Database 11gR1 offers several new performance enhancements that limit "round trips" between database server, application servers, and applications when the identical data is required. The final article in this series explores how the latest release of Oracle extends the ability to cache result sets to applications and PL/SQL functions.

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Failed government IT: 'The mother of all databases' (ZD Net)

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:30:05 GMT

The "IT system used to identify terrorist threats that has been crippled by technical flaws," according to a memo from the House of Representatives. The failed system is part of a central US government repository of data called the mother of all databases. by Michael Krigsman

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What Kind of DBA Are You? (Database Journal)

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:59:02 GMT

Depending on the environment in which they work, a DBA might perform a number of different tasks. Greg Larsen identifies these different tasks, categorized by work environments.

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SQL Server 2005 Express Edition - Part 29 - Implementing Service Broker Conversation (Database Journal)

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 12:41:51 GMT

Recent installments of our series discussed the functionality incorporated into the asynchronous messaging framework of Service Broker. We described how to initiate a dialog between two services residing in the same database and exchange messages between them. This article focuses on the process of ending an existing conversation.

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SqlCredit, Part 18: Exploring the Performance of SQL 2005's OUTPUT Clause (Database Journal)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:17:23 GMT

Part 17 of this series introduced SQL Server 2005's OUTPUT clause. The OUTPUT clause is very useful for pulling "automatic" values out of an INSERT statement (or UPDATE). This article looks at how it performs compared to other options.

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Open Source, Dtrace, and tuning (ZD Net)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 07:15:02 GMT

The bottom line lesson from a report on finding and fixing a performance problem in MySQL has nothing to do with locks or DTrace and everything to do with open source and how access to code and tools is making the extraordinary seem ordinary. by Paul Murphy

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Audit your Windows domain DBA group using PowerShell (Database Journal)

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:46:57 GMT

Add or removing a login from a dedicated domain group is easy compared to adding individual DBA logins to every SQL Server box. This article illustrates how to audit such changes on the domain group.

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Discover SQL Server TCP Port (Database Journal)

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 12:32:46 GMT

Learn how to discover the TCP port for a SQL Server instance from the registry using Windows Powershell.

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Mastering OLAP Reports: Parameterizing Number of Top Items with the MDX TopCount() Function, Part II (Database Journal)

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 13:16:54 GMT

BI Architect Bill Pearson continues his hands-on demonstration of an approach to the parameterization of the highly useful TopCount() function.

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Flare data visualization library (ZD Net)

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 16:35:43 GMT

I've been playing with Flare, an ActionScript library for creating basically any kind of visualization you want from graphs/charts to interactive graphics. It's a great example of being able to use an RIA technology for exactly what it excels at - powerful graphics. What's great about Flare is that it's...

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Intro to PHP + Oracle (Database Journal)

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 12:57:28 GMT

Sean Hull points you on the right track to get started with PHP and Oracle.

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Development environments: Microsoft vs. Open Source (ZD Net)

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 07:15:58 GMT

Risks, real and perceived, are key drivers in the open source versus proprietary decision - and boil down to this: making an open source decision for mission critical software is also a decision to develop at least some in-house expertise with respect to the application's internals. by Paul Murphy

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Business Intelligence Publisher The Other Oracle Reports (Database Journal)

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 12:22:49 GMT

BI Publisher is a tremendously powerful reporting tool. It is based on a widely accepted standardized open source language (XML, it is feature rich in terms of what it can produce and it empowers users to query, view, and format their own reports. Read on to learn more.

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Creating Charts in an Access 2007 Database (Database Journal)

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:51:03 GMT

Garry Robinson fills the gap found in the Access 2007 help manual by providing some much needed help on how to use the charting object in Access 2007.

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Intrinsic Member Properties: The MEMBER_UNIQUE_NAME Property (Database Journal)

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 12:46:10 GMT

Join MSAS Architect Bill Pearson in hands-on exercises, where we gain exposure to the use of the MEMBER_UNIQUE_NAME property in generating simple lists, as well as datasets to support report parameter picklists.

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Bright idea: Verdiem offers free energy-monitoring software (ZD Net)

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 01:33:55 GMT

I've written a fair amount about Verdiem, which sells enterprise power management software called Surveyor that happens to be loaded up onto some of Hewlett-Packard's green-er PC models. Well, this week the company is releasing a free consumer application called Edison that can be used to manage your desktop computer's...

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Oracle's ADR Command Interpreter Part I (Database Journal)

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:32:46 GMT

Oracle's new ADR with command interface shows promise as a way for DBAs to quickly investigate diagnostic information.

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RDBMS market reached $18.8 bln in 2007 (ZD Net)

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 03:25:23 GMT

2007 was a year that saw continued steady growth in the relational database management systems RDBMS market, with signal improvements on the part of several of the top five vendors in this space. The RDBMS market is estimated to have grown by 12.6% from $16.7 bln in 2006 to $18.8...

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Video: Oracle's CIO on 'Project Sequoia' (ZD Net)

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 19:16:08 GMT

At the LinuxWorld conference in San Francisco, Oracle CIO Mark Sunday explains the techniques behind Project Sequoia, the company's new data center in Utah. By utilizing outside air, hot aisle containment, and independently controlled supercells, he says this will be its most efficient center yet. by Larry Dignan

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Wikio - Databases

Installing Oracle E-Business Suite R12 on Windows 2003 (Database Journal)

Oracle Database 11g: PLSQL and OCI Result Set Caching (Database Journal)

Failed government IT: 'The mother of all databases' (ZD Net)

What Kind of DBA Are You? (Database Journal)

SQL Server 2005 Express Edition - Part 29 - Implementing Service Broker Conversation (Database Journal)

SqlCredit, Part 18: Exploring the Performance of SQL 2005's OUTPUT Clause (Database Journal)

Open Source, Dtrace, and tuning (ZD Net)

Audit your Windows domain DBA group using PowerShell (Database Journal)

Discover SQL Server TCP Port (Database Journal)

Mastering OLAP Reports: Parameterizing Number of Top Items with the MDX TopCount() Function, Part II (Database Journal)

Flare data visualization library (ZD Net)

Intro to PHP + Oracle (Database Journal)

Development environments: Microsoft vs. Open Source (ZD Net)

Business Intelligence Publisher  The Other Oracle Reports (Database Journal)

Creating Charts in an Access 2007 Database (Database Journal)

Intrinsic Member Properties: The MEMBER_UNIQUE_NAME Property (Database Journal)

Bright idea: Verdiem offers free energy-monitoring software (ZD Net)

Oracle's ADR Command Interpreter  Part I (Database Journal)

RDBMS market reached $18.8 bln in 2007 (ZD Net)

Video: Oracle's CIO on 'Project Sequoia' (ZD Net)

Mastering OLAP Reports: Parameterizing Number of Top Items with the MDX TopCount() Function, Part II (Database Journal)

Business Intelligence Publisher The Other Oracle Reports (Database Journal)

Oracle's ADR Command Interpreter Part I (Database Journal)