THIs WEEK: Spotlight on SQL Server

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October 07, 2002 >> Receive this email as text  >> About this email   In this Issue >> From the editor: Ask Tom Kyte your Oracle questions >> Featured Topic: Spotlight on SQL Server >> Expert Technical Advice: New expert advice, forum posts, and tips >> Site Highlights: * Webcast Archive: The importance of database design * Webcast Archive: Oracle and XML * Live Webcast: Latest trends in IT job skills and certifications  From the Editor: by Tim DiChiara, Site Editor Have any burning questions about Oracle 9i? Wondering why and how to upgrade? I'm pleased to offer you an exclusive opportunity to ask one of the premier Oracle gurus on the planet: Tom Kyte. On Wednesday, October 23 at 1:00 PM EDT (17:00 GMT), Tom Kyte will be appearing live on SearchDatabase.com and will tackle your toughest Oracle questions. This webcast is a bit different than what you may be used to. If you have a question, all you have to do is email them to me no later than next Monday, October 14. Tom will then present the answers to the best questions during the live event. Tom is more than qualified to solve whatever problem you throw at him. His latest book, Expert One-on-One: Oracle, has been called "perhaps the best book about Oracle products ever put out...and a model of all aspects of technical publishing." He is the Vice President of Core Technologies at Oracle with over 15 years of experience designing and developing large-scale database and internet applications. Tom specializes in application design and architecture, and performance tuning. He is also a columnist with Oracle magazine and runs the popular "Ask Tom" Oracle website. Pre-register for this webcast here and be sure to check out our schedule of other upcoming events. Thanks, and have a great week, Tim  Featured Topic: Spotlight on SQL Server by Tim DiChiara, Site Editor Attention SQL Server administrators and developers! Scads of free tips, tutorials, news and advice about SQL Server performance tuning, design, stored procedures, XML integration, and much more are inside... Read more about this topic  Expert Technical Advice: Featured Expert Tony Bain, Senior Database Consultant, SQL Services Category: SQL Server Tony is a MCSE, MCSD, and MCDBA and is author of "VB.NET & SQL Server 2000: Building an Effective Data Layer." Ask him your tough SQL Server questions! View all Tony's answers This Week: In the forums >> ER relationships Member "Really Wondering" is looking for a tutorial about ER diagraming, along with detailed descriptions of the symbols. Go to our "DBA Water Cooler" forum if you know of any. >> Oracle triggers Member "alvap" is still waiting for help! He's having a problem disabling triggers: the enterprise managers comes back with an "unable to obtain locks" error. Go to our "DBA Water Cooler" forum if you can offer "alvap" any advice. Tip of the Week: Here is how to create compressed Oracle export files on the fly even though the export utility does not support writing to the Unix standard output stream. >> Compressing Oracle exports on the fly  Site Highlights The importance of database design Find out what Michael Hernandez discussed in this recent webcast Design databases that work -- learn about the core concepts of design theory and method for relational database design. Learn more about Oracle and XML Discover how XML can change the way you manage your Oracle data View this webcast archive for tips and advice on how the XSQL processor can help you harness the power of XML. Upcoming webcast on IT job skills Webcast this Thursday: "Latest trends in IT job skills and certifications" Which IT certifications and job skills are showing the biggest increases and decreases in premium bonus pay and employer interest? 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