THIS WEEK: Database administration 101

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August 19, 2002 >> Receive this email as text  >> About this email   In this Issue >> From the editor: Free conferences? >> Featured Topic: Database administration 101 >> Expert Technical Advice: New expert advice, forum posts, and tips >> Site Highlights: * Webcast Archive: An Oracle applications dilemma is resolved * Webcast Archive: Database administration 101 * SearchDatabase.com White Paper Library  From the Editor: by Tim DiChiara, Site Editor Did you know that TechTarget is now offering high-quality IT conferences FREE of charge? (Alas, there are no database-specific shows yet, but stay tuned.) That's right: no more $2,000+ fee just to get in! Our costs are 100% covered by sponsors and exhibitors, yet there is no marketing fluff--just real-world, hands-on advice from independent experts and leaders in the industry. Previous attendees have given these conferences an amazing 100% approval rating. If you're a senior-level IT pro, just fill out the qualification forms on the sites below and you'll be quickly approved. It'll be the best three days you've spent out of the office! Storage Decisions Sept 17-19, 2002 - Chicago Networking Decisions Oct 16-18, 2002 - Chicago The SearchSAP.com Conference Oct. 30-Nov 1, 2002 - Chicago CRM Technology Decisions Feb 12-14, 2003 - Atlanta Web Services Decisions March 19-21, 2003 - Atlanta Cheers, Tim  Featured Topic: Database administration 101 by Tim DiChiara, Site Editor What does the modern enterprise DBA do? In today's challenging multi-DBMS environments, the answer is "just about everything." Here is a collection of tutorials and expert advice about the most important job duties of a DBA... Read more about this topic  Expert Technical Advice: Featured Expert Debbie Hamel, Principal, Discovery Logic Category:Data warehousing Debbie Hamel is VP of Knowledge Management at Discovery Logic, an innovative informatics R&D and consulting firm. Previously, Ms. Hamel served as cofounder, member of the board, and VP of XMLSolutions, and VP of International Operations for PLATINUM technology. She also worked at the RELTECH Group, Andersen Consulting, and AAA National Headquarters. She is a frequent speaker at international conferences, has served on W3C Committee's, and is co-authoring "XML and Wireless Communications" for McGraw Hill. Ask her your tough data warehousing and metadata questions! View all Debbie's answers This Week: In the forums >> INFORMATION_SCHEMA views Member "germanp" is still waiting for an answer! He's trying to obtain all the information related to foreign keys in a SQL Server database, including the referenced tables and columns, from the INFORMATION_SCHEMA view. Go to our "Database-Web Connectivity" forum if you can offer any advice. >> SQL Server install error Member "hotshot" has installed Win2000 and is now trying to install SQL Server 2000. However, he's getting a "The dynamic link lib sqlresld.dll could not be found in the specified path" error. Go to our "DBA Water Cooler" forum if you can help "hotshot" figure out the problem. Tip of the Week: The Oracle certification program continues to be the most popular among all database vendors. Here's an introduction to the 9i DBA track by Ed Haskins, President of OraKnowledge, Inc. >> Oracle DBA certification  Site Highlights An Oracle applications dilemma is resolved If you didn't make it to this Webcast, access the archive today Learn about several application performance challenges and how to address them in production or during an upgrade project. Database administration 101 This Webcast isn't just for newbies... visit the archive if you didn't attend Craig Mullins looks at critical strategies and solutions to deliver quality administration across multi-DBMS environments. 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