THIS WEEK: Craig Mullins: DB2 guru

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January 06, 2003 >> Receive this email as text  >> About this email   In this Issue >> From the editor: Your database suggestions for '03 >> Featured Topic: Craig Mullins: DB2 guru >> Expert Technical Advice: New expert advice, forum posts, and tips >> Site Highlights: * The state of the Web services union * The 2002 Database Top 10 * Webcast: Don Burleson's Oracle tuning secrets  From the Editor: by Tim DiChiara, Site Editor Last week I asked for your help in shaping the content on SearchDatabase.com in 2003. Thanks to those who responded! Here is a brief list of your ideas, all of which we'll address in the coming year: SQL Server: The impact of .NET web services on the DBA; Upgrading to Yukon; 64-bit vs. 32-bit; Database security Oracle: Upgrading to 9i; Pros and cons of 10i; Enterpise Linux as a platform; Managing system heterogeneity DB2: Integration with other DBMS products; Upgrading to v8; Java web services development Career: DBA profiles in various industries; Certification and much more! Have any more burning issues you'd like us to cover? Send me your two cents -- every email will be carefully considered. Help us help you! Thanks, and have a great week, Tim  Featured Topic: Craig Mullins: DB2 guru by Tim DiChiara, Site Editor We continue our series highlighting the contributions of SearchDatabase.com's expert panel with DB2 author Craig Mullins. Craig has answered hundreds of your UDB and mainframe DB2 questions. Browse them inside or ask your own... Read more about this topic  Expert Technical Advice: Featured Expert Jason Law, Senior Database Architect, PowerQuest Corp. Category: SQL Jason is an Oracle Certified Professional and a seasoned Systems Architect with more than twelve years experience in information technology. He has experience in data design, Web applications, data warehousing, system integration, and project management. Ask him your tough SQL questions! View all Jason's answers This Week: In the forums >> Row Counts in DTS Member "Librarian" is wondering if there is a relatively easy or painless way to retrieve a count of the number of rows inserted into a table by a DTS job, and then email that count? Go to our "DBA Water Cooler" forum if you can offer any advice. >> Book suggestions for a newbie Member "dvs" is looking for some book suggestions for a beginner getting into database-web connectivity. Go to our "DBA Water Cooler" forum if have a recommendation. Tip of the Week: Here is a small Java program for DB2 7.1 that converts the datatype of a column from BLOB to CLOB. >> Convert BLOB to CLOB in DB2  Site Highlights The state of the Web services union View this webcast with Eric Newcomer, CTO, IONA, today Where do Web services stand as we start 2003 and what does it mean to your enterprise? Find out in this webcast. The 2002 Database Top 10 One page summary with links to the most popular features of 2002 Use this page as a guide to the tips, reports and resources that SearchDatabase.com members found the most useful in 2002. Don Burleson's Oracle tuning secrets Get Oracle tuning "silver bullets" from this leading Oracle guru and author Oracle tuning is a phenomenal challenge for any database professional. With more than 250 parameters and thousands of causes, identifying and correcting a performance problem can be extremely complex no matter how much experience you have. View this webcast today for tips on optimal configuration. FREE EMAIL SERVICES! Select newsletters you would like to receive from the list below. Ask the Database Experts DB2 Tips SQL Server Tips Email:     Not a member? We'll activate your membership with your subscription. CRM Tech Decisions Next month! Make plans now to attend. Get advice from top experts on how to maximize CRM ROI in today's cautious economic landscape. Register Now Data Growth Dilemma Gartner's Ray Paquet provides his expertise on how to double the productivity of your staff to deal with your constant data growth at the FREE Storage Management conference Sign-up Now Special Offers Check out our new "partners page" with special offers from user groups, conferences and other organizations. Click Here A B O U T   T H I S   N E W S L E T T E R Created by TechTarget TechTarget - The Most Targeted IT Media Copyright 2002, All Rights Reserved. To unsubscribe from Updates on new site content: >> Simply Reply to this Email with REMOVE within the Body or Subject -OR- >> Go to: http://searchDatabase.techtarget.com/register    - Log in to edit your profile.    - Click on the link to Edit email subscriptions.    - Uncheck the box next to the newsletter you wish to unsubscribe from.    - When finished, click "Save Changes to My Profile".