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From the editor:
Integration gurus speak! |
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Featured Topic:
The challenge of data integration |
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Expert Technical Advice:
New expert advice, forum posts, and tips |
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* Check out SearchDatabase.com's Chapter Download Library
* Featured webcast: "e-Business e-Science and the Grid"
* White Paper: "Zero Downtime Migrations to Oracle9i, Oracle10g and Beyond" |
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From the Editor: |
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by Tim DiChiara, Senior Site Editor
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As 2003 draws to a close, one thing is almost certain: this year, your data management systems became more complex, not simpler. New approaches to managing this heterogeneity -- EAI, EII, SOI, web services, etc -- are coming out fast and furious. Confused yet? In the past few months, we've recorded several high quality educational webcasts with some of the leading integration experts in the industry. If you are ramping up to tackle an integration project, these presenations will be invaluable. As always, they are free to SearchDatabase.com members!
- Understanding your data: The key to successful data integration - Join David Linthicum, the world's number one integration guru and author of "Next Generation Application Integration: From Simple Information to Web Services," and learn how to successfully implement a data or application integration project by understanding and leveraging the meaning of your data.
- Seven steps to an integrated enterprise - Join Laura Broan, best-selling author of "Integration Models: Templates for Business Transformation," as she desribes a simple and reliable process for delivering integrated systems across any enterprise.
- Integration of globally diverse data - In this webcast, author Jim Bean will describe the rationale for global data integration and provide several options for capturing, validating, processing and integrating globally diverse data.
- Database cross-training for a heterogeneous world - What applications and technologies do you need to maintain a competitive edge in an increasingly heterogeneous database market? Listen as Oracle expert Guy Harrison, SQL Server guru Kevin Kline and DB2 authority Deb Jenson discuss data integration and other key database industry trends.
- Semantic information management for data integration in the enterprise - In early January, look for a presentation by writer and software architect Joshua Fox, who will discuss the benefits of managing your enterprise information assets -- such as relational databases, XML, and COBOL -- using a semantic methodology, allowing for easy identification and reuse of existing assets.
If you are looking for even more information, check out this week's Featured Topic (below) or our webcast library, which is stocked full of integration advice and tips direct from the top authors and gurus in the industry.
(On a technical note, if you're having problems viewing these webcasts, be sure to disable your pop-up blockers, adjust your cookie settings to receive Broadcast.com media, and configure your firewall to allow streaming media/audio.)
Until next time, Tim
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Expert Technical Advice: |
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Featured Experts Greg Robidoux and Jeremy Kadlec, Founder and Principal Database Engineer, Edgewood Solutions
Category: SQL Server
Greg Robidoux is the founder of Edgewood Solutions, a database solutions company in the United States, focusing on Microsoft SQL Server and he is currently the Vice Chair of the PASS DBA SIG. Jeremy Kadlec serves as the Principal Database Engineer at Edgewood Solutions and has been building technical solutions for the last five years, primarily focused on SQL Server 6.5, 7.0 and 2000. Ask them your tough SQL Server questions!
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Read Greg and Jeremy's answers to previous questions
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This Week: In the forums
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History of the database industry
Member "Rik" would like to know about the old days of the database industry, pre-Tedd Codd and System R. Have any insights or reminiscences? Go to our "DBA Water Cooler" to offer your thoughts. |
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Formatting numbers in DB2
Member "wilsonjust" is wondering how to format numbers in DB2, such as displaying 33444555 as $33,444,555? Go to our "DB2 Tech Forum" if you know the answer. |
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| Tip of the Week: |
Index covering and DB2 query performance
The DB2 rule of thumb to "put the most selective column first in the
index definition" is usually sound, but not always. Here is a
situation when putting the most selective column last speeds up a
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Featured webcast: "e-Business e-Science and the Grid"
Tune in to this week's featured webcast and listen as Geoffrey Fox, Professor and co-editor of "Grid Computing: Making The Global Infrastructure a Reality", describes the rise of grid computing and how the technology works to integrate and automate enterprise resources to meet e-business needs.
Tune in to this webcast now
Sponsored By: Oracle Corporation
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White Paper: "Zero Downtime Migrations to Oracle9i, Oracle10g and Beyond"
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This week's featured white paper provides an overview of the challenges that you may encounter when migrating to new versions of Oracle. Download this paper and learn more about the limitations of certain Oracle tools and how GoldenGate can help you eliminate all downtime associated with migrations while significantly reducing risk and cost.
Sponsored By: GoldenGate Software
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