August 13, 2001 SearchDatabase Member, This week's Featured Topic is near and dear to the hearts of everyone in the database industry: maximizing performance. Plus, be sure to check out the third installment of the XML data management series submitted by famed database analyst Fabian Pascal. * Featured Topic: Database Performance * DBA Water Cooler: The Future of Open Source * Book of the Week: SQL Server Admin Companion * Free Storage Conference for Members * Expert Advice: Rudy Limeback on SQL * Best Web Links: SQL * Featured Destination: searchWindowsManageability FEATURED TOPIC: Database Performance A slow database is not only annoying to users, it can also affect your company's bottom line. Our collection of tuning tips, tutorials, and expert advice will help you achieve maximal speed and reliability for your DBMS. Go to: http://www.searchDatabase.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid13_gci760320,00.html DBA WATER COOLER: THE FUTURE OF OPEN SOURCE Do you have experiences or opinions you'd like to share with your peers? Sound off in the searchDatabase DBA Water Cooler: http://searchdatabase.techtarget.com/forums/0,289802,sid13_fid1,00.html BOOK OF THE WEEK: SQL Server Admin Companion This comprehensive, easy-to-read guide saves you time by providing all the facts you need to deploy, administer, and support SQL Server 2000 in organizations of any size. Purchase this guide at a 15% discount at TechTarget's Learning Zone Bookstore at: http://www.digitalguru.com/dgstore/product.asp?isbn=0735610517&ac_id=58 FREE STORAGE CONFERENCE FOR MEMBERS If you're going to spend $5 million+ on storage hardware and software next year, don't miss a must-attend FREE conference developed specifically for you. Storage Decisions 2001 takes place in Chicago on September 26-28. Discover real-world solutions to plan your storage strategy for 2002 and to ensure you don't make a mistake on your next big storage decision. For more info or to qualify to attend FREE visit: http://www.storagedecisions.com or call 781-657-1423 or email mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] PS: You only attend with a pre-qualified audience of your peers. And unlike other events, you get NO vendor sales pitches -- top independent storage experts deliver all keynotes and tech sessions. *****Are you receiving The Storage Innovators weekly Report?***** This report spotlights IT organizations that are on the leading edge of technology in storage deployment and management. The report includes first-person accounts from the IT managers who have led the charge. Don't miss this opportunity to hear from the people in the field and learn what issues you can avoid. Click here and check off the Storage Innovators Newsletter box http://searchdatabase.techtarget.com/register EXPERT ADVICE: Rudy Limeback on SQL The structured query language is the lingua franca for accessing and updating data in relational database management systems. SQL expert, Rudy Limeback is ready to tackle your difficult SQL questions and help you out at: http://searchdatabase.techtarget.com/ateQuestion/0,289624,sid13_tax285649,00.html BEST WEB LINKS: SQL Take a look at what we have gathered on SQL: http://searchdatabase.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid13_tax281606,00.html FEATURED DESTINATION: searchWindowsManageability Check out the latest exclusive articles from our new site searchWindowsManageability. Just click the links below: **Deploying Microsoft's ISA in the enterprise http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci759990,00.html **Need tips for better disk management? http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci759753,00.html Please forward this email to colleagues who can also benefit from this targeted information on searchDatabase. Stay tuned for more weekly updates on the wealth of services available to you as a member! SearchDatabase is a TechTarget.com community site. To become a member of any or all of our search engine sites, just click on the "Edit Your Profile" link at the top of searchDatabase and update as you like. If you no longer wish to receive this newsletter simply reply to this message with "REMOVE" in the subject line. Or, visit http://searchDatabase.techtarget.com/register and adjust your subscriptions accordingly. If you choose to unsubscribe using our automated processing, you must send the "REMOVE" request from the email account to which this newsletter was delivered. Please allow 24 hours for your "REMOVE" request to be processed.
