SearchDatabase Member, This week's Featured Topic targets open source databases for the enterprise. Among the other database fireworks we have for you this week is a download of last week's live SQL event with Joe Celko. * Featured Topic: Open Source Databases * DBA Water Cooler: Is Open Source for You? * Joe Celko SQL Event Download * Ask the SQL Expert: Rudy Limeback * TDWI World Conference: Summer 2001 * The Storage Innovator Newsletter * XML Databases: Momentum is Starting to Build * Best Web Links: XML * Book of the Week: XML Bible, 2nd Edition * Certification: Is it worth the pain? * Best Web Links: Training and Certification * Next Live Q&A: Database Replication with Michael Hotek * Featured Destination: searchEnterpriseServers.com FEATURED TOPIC Leading open source databases like MySQL and PostgreSQL are doing their best to make inroads to the enterprise database market. How are they doing? Might they be a viable option for your enterprise? Check out our special report for more: http://www.searchDatabase.com DBA WATER COOLER What are your thoughts on the open source databases for the enterprise? Sound off in our searchDatabase DBA Water Cooler Forum: http://searchdatabase.techtarget.com/forums/0,289802,sid13_fid1,00.html JOE CELKO SQL EVENT, SPONSORED BY LECCOTECH Did you attend our Live Expert Q&A with SQL guru Joe Celko last week? This one-hour broadcast covered a wide range of SQL programming issues - you may now download the event and watch it again (or see it for the first time!): http://searchdatabase.techtarget.com/onlineEvents/0,289675,sid13,00.html EXCLUSIVE EVENT SPONSOR: LECCOTECH The latest SQL optimization technology is found in LECCO SQL Expert and LECCO DB Expert -- download a FREE evaluation copy now at: http://www.leccotech.com/welcome_062801.htm ASK THE SQL EXPERT: Rudy Limeback Have a question on SQL that wasn't covered in last week's event? Ask Rudy Limeback, our resident SQL expert, in our Ask the Experts section: http://searchdatabase.techtarget.com/ateQuestion/0,289624,sid13_tax285649,00.html TDWI WORLD CONFERENCE, SUMMER 2001 Anaheim, CA, August 12-17 **No-Nonsense Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence Education** Serious Discussion on Hot Industry Topics, World Class Instructors, One-On-One Guru Sessions, A Hype- and Hassle-Free Exhibit Hall. REGISTER BY JULY 6th and RECEIVE THE EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT AND BONUS GIFT! Visit: http://www.dw-institute.com/anaheim2001 THE STORAGE INNOVATOR NEWSLETTER This weekly newsletter 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. Among the innovations we spotlight are SAN deployment, administration strategies, network-attached storage, ROI leadership, interoperability, disaster recovery and virtual backup. Update your profile today to begin receiving this informative newsletter at: http://searchdatabase.techtarget.com/register/1,,sid13,00.html XML DATABASES: Momentum is Starting to Build The three vendors that have dominated the nascent XML database business may soon find themselves competing with some IT giants now that the market has begun to gain momentum. Read on: http://searchdatabase.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid13_gci751831,00.html?Exclusive=True BEST WEB LINKS: XML Want more info on XML? Check out our Best Web Links on XML featuring links to resources from around the Web. Here is a sampling of the resources you'll find: * Bill Inmon sees advantages and limitations of 'Fed XML' * Find a home for your XML data * Practical XML with Linux, Part 3: XML database tools for Linux Click here: http://searchdatabase.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid13_tax281608,00.html BOOK OF THE WEEK: "XML Bible, 2nd Edition" by Elliotte Rusty Harold The ink is barely dry on the updated 2nd edition of this fast-paced and thorough tutorial/reference. Order through us for fast shipping and a 15% discount: http://www.digitalguru.com/dgstore/product.asp?isbn=0764547607&ac_id=58 CERTIFICATION: IS IT WORTH THE PAIN? By: Christine M. Campbell, Assistant News Editor Professionals are no closer to answering the perennial question of whether certification is worth the money and time. Those with uncommon certifications seem to make out the best. 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