October 1, 2001 IN THIS ISSUE __________________________________ * From the editor: DB2 and so much more * Featured Topic: DB2 Best Practices * Expert Technical Advice: - New expert advice, forums posts and tech tips * Site Highlights: - Oracle-specific database tips delivered directly to your in-box - Featured Topics Library - Live Expert Q&A with Shaku Atre -- October 18th
FROM THE EDITOR __________________________________ by Tim DiChiara, Site Editor We're featuring the DB2 side of searchDatabase this week -- community support, expert advice, original analysis and the best collection of web links anywhere -- but don't fret if DB2 isn't your thing. As our long-time members know, we are independent and vendor-neutral to a fault. Use our slick new TargetSearch functionality at the following link: http://searchdatabase.techtarget.com/integratedSearchAdvanced/0,289518,sid13,00.html to scan the thousands of resources we have compiled about every flavor of DBMS. If you see us lacking somewhere, email me at mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] with suggestions of what you'd like to see. I'd especially like to hear from users of "old-school" systems such as Pick, dBASE, IMS, or Ingres. I'll read and respond to every email personally! FEATURED TOPIC __________________________________ DB2 Best Practices In recognition of IBM's DB2 and Business Intelligence Technical Conference this week in Orlando, we've collected a slew of DB2-related resources for your entertainment and education: tips, tutorials, advice, reviews, comparisons, and much more. If you have DB2 questions, we have the answers! Go to: http://www.searchDatabase.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid13_gci772962,00.html EXPERT TECHNICAL ADVICE __________________________________ Featured Expert: Craig Mullins, Director of DB2 Technology Planning, BMC Software http://searchdatabase.techtarget.com/ateExpertBio/0,289623,sid13_cid383906,00.html Category: IBM DB2 Have a tough question about DB2 development or administration? DB2 super-guru Craig Mullins -- the guy who wrote the book on DB2 development -- can surely help. Post your questions to Craig at: http://searchdatabase.techtarget.com/ateQuestion/0,289624,sid13_tax285651,00.html And view all of Craig's answers here: http://searchdatabase.techtarget.com/ateAnswers/0,289620,sid13_tax285651,00.html THIS WEEK IN THE FORUMS >> DB2 for OS/390 Forums poster "Gego" has a general question about experiences with DB2 v7 for OS/390. Can anybody out there offer any insights? If so, go to our "DBA Water Cooler" forum at: http://searchdatabase.techtarget.com/forums/0,289802,sid13_fid1,00.html >> PowerBuilder 5 and DB2 v7.1 on Linux Forums poster "bobocaca" is wondering if anybody has personal experience with connecting PowerBuilder to DB2. If you can help, go to our "Data Warehousing and Analysis" forum at: http://searchdatabase.techtarget.com/forums/0,289802,sid13_fid1,00.html TIP OF THE WEEK Effective DB2 performance when using someone else's SQL When faced with tuning someone else's SQL, you have two basic choices. You can either add or drop indexes from the application schema, or you can add or expand DB2 buffer pools. This highly rated tip gives the details on both approaches. Get it at: http://searchdatabase.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid13_gci745818,00.html SITE HIGHLIGHTS __________________________________ >> Oracle Users: Sign Up Today Get Oracle-specific database tips delivered directly to your in-box. This service will always be free. Click here and check off "Oracle Tips" in the Tips & Columns section. http://searchdatabase.techtarget.com/register/1,,sid13,00.html >> Featured Topics Library Get our comprehensive reports from the past several weeks. When a Featured Topic report is no longer on our homepage, it's not gone forever. Bookmark this page for all the reports. http://searchdatabase.techtarget.com/featuredTopics/0,290043,sid13,00.html >> Live Expert Q&A with Shaku Atre Thursday, October 18th at 1:30 PM EDT (17:30 GMT) The management of "data about data" is critical to a successful data warehouse implementation. Plan to attend this real-time presentation and Q&A, "Building a Metadata Repository Step-by-Step." Get free advice from an innovative leader in the field of database technology. Pre-register today! http://searchdatabase.techtarget.com/onlineEvents/0,289675,sid13,00.html SQL & Java Together __________________________________ This book examines all the standards for combining SQL and Java. 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