=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCH390.COM | Expert Questions of the Week Tip January 16, 2003
Answers to your technical questions and expert advice for the 390 community. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSORS: - New speakers added to Storage Management conference http://searchStorage.com/r/0,,8479,00.htm?/?Offer=surplusad =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. EXPERT QUESTIONS OF THE WEEK - What's the best way to make queue managers communicate? - Stick with my job or search for a position I would enjoy more? - How to find the 10 greatest numbers in a DB2 column? 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - New expert: Welcome mainframe Linux guru David Boyes - Featured Topic: Getting connected with SANs - White paper: Top 10 SQL performance tips - Poll: Will you be implementing "on-demand computing"? ___________________________________________________________________ SPONSORED BY: Storage Management NEW SPEAKERS ADDED TO OUR STORAGE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE Register for the FREE Storage Management conference and join top independent experts as they share their expertise on the processes, procedures and technologies that will help you get the most out of your storage operations. Speakers include: ** Gartner's Ray Paquet ** META's Sean Derrington ** Noted author, Jon William Toigo ** And more! Apply to attend today: http://searchStorage.com/r/0,,8479,00.htm?/?Offer=surplusad ___________________________________________________________________ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= HOW TO BEST GET QUEUE MANAGERS TO COMMUNICATE? | by Clayton Ching Dear Ask the Expert, If I want to make two or more queue managers communicate, should I go for MQSeries Clusters or Distributed Queue Management? Is dead letter queue processing possible in MQSeries Clusters? >> CLICK for Clayton's expert response: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid10_cid511507_tax287117,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= STICK WITH MY JOB OR FIND A MORE ENJOYABLE ONE? | by Rick Nashleanas Dear Ask the Expert, My company's project load for 2003 is going to be mostly backend mainframe. I won't have the opportunity to do much coding in Java this year, which upsets me because that's what I wanted to do. At the risk of sounding selfish, should I stay and do mainframe work and perhaps lose my Java skills to the point of not being able to get a job doing Java in a year or two, or stay on the mainframe and be thankful? >> CLICK for Rick's expert response: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid10_cid511019_tax285449,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= HOW TO FIND THE 10 GREATEST NUMBERS IN DB2 COLUMN? | by Craig Mullins Dear Ask the Expert, What is the best way to find the greatest 10 numbers in a column without a lot of sorting by writing a simple SQL? >> CLICK for Craig's expert response: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid10_cid511553_tax293066,00.html ___________________________________________________________________ :::::::::: DON'T MISS THESE IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS ::::::::: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WELCOME OUR NEWEST LINUX ON THE MAINFRAME EXPERT Anyone who works with Linux on IBM's S/390 mainframes has certainly heard of David Boyes. He made history early in the project by running no less than 41,400 Linux images on a single mainframe, all of them doing real work under simulated load as Web servers. Now we're proud to introduce David as our newest expert. He is available to answer all of your Linux on the mainframe questions and show you how to make multiple Linux images "dance" on a single machine. >> CLICK to pose a question to David: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestion/0,289624,sid10_tax293308,00.html >> CLICK to view his complete bio: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateExpertBio/0,289623,sid10_cid511742,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FEATURED TOPIC | Getting connected with SANs If you're thinking of putting a storage area network (SAN) on the mainframe, you'll find the resources you need to get connected in this Featured Topic. >> CLICK for the full Featured Topic: http://search390.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid10_gci872727,00.html For more great storage advice, check out Storage magazine: http://storagemagazine.techtarget.com/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WHITE PAPER | Top 10 SQL performance tips SQL performance affects anyone who accesses a relational database, which typically spends 90% of its processing time retrieving data. This white paper explores the most common SQL problems, offering optimization advice. While SQL issues apply to any DBMS, this paper focuses on DB2's methods of SQL optimization and execution. >> CLICK for the white paper: http://search390.techtarget.com/whitepaperPage/0,293857,sid10_gci873737,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TAKE OUR POLL | Search390.com Will you be implementing products that have "on-demand computing" technology this year? >> CLICK to post your response: http://search390.techtarget.com/poll =================================================================== To subscribe to "Data Center Futures" go to: http://search390.techtarget.com/OptIn/1,290894,sid10,00.html?cid=457800&em=&tid=3106&FE=1 Not a search390 member? 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