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by Tim DiChiara, Senior Site Editor
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Any DBMS contrarians out there?
As we are highlighting in this week's Featured Topic, there is life beyond the Big Three of Oracle, DB2, and SQL Server. Indeed, studies have shown that most mid- to large-sized organizations have from three to ten different DBMS products, including many "legacy" systems that have long since fallen off the market radar screen.
Which legacy or small-vendor database products does your organization currently use? Why? IBM's IMS is still in widespread use, for example--is it just too expensive or complex to migrate legacy data? Sybase is common in the financial services industry, Intersystems Cache is popular in health care, and MySQL is widely used for web applications. Do niche products better serve your specific industry? Are you planning on migrating to one of the big three, or is diversification a specific part of your IT strategy? Or has heterogeneity been forced on you due to mergers, changing company leadership, etc?
Let me know what you think! E-mail me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] and pass along your proverbial two cents. We'll incorporate your thoughts into an upcoming analysis story.
Until next time, Tim
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Beyond the big three
by Tim DiChiara, Senior Site Editor
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There is life beyond the big three DBMS vendors! Sybase, MySQL, and others have found significant niches in enterprise IT. Our collection of news, tips, and expert advice has all the info you need about the "best of the rest."
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Expert Technical Advice: |
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Featured Expert Tony Bain, Founder and database consultant, Tony Bain Group
Category: SQL Server
Tony Bain has worked exclusively with SQL Server for the last six last years while consulting for many leading businesses. He is the co-author of numerous SQL Server books, including "VB.NET and SQL Server 2000: Building an effective data layer" and the "SQL Server 2000 stored procedure handbook." Tony has MCSE, MCSD and MCDBA certifications and is a regular speaker at technical conferences.
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Read Tony's answers to previous questions
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This Week: In the forums
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How many joins can I use in a view?
Member "balaji" wants to know how many joins he can use to retrieve data from a view. Go to our "SQL Server Tech Forum" if you can help. |
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Oracle's cabaret act and the confused state of our industry
In our first "member editorial," Mich Talebzadeh complains that the "customer feels a lot of heat but sees little light from the top three RDBMS vendors." Join the heated discussion in our "DBA Water Cooler" forum. |
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| Tip of the Week: |
Problem-solving SQL Server blocking situations
This procedure is intended to help with problem-solving blocking situations on SQL Server. The author developed it to contact users when their client software holds locks that are holding up other users. It works faster than viewing the blocking status through Enterprise Manager. |
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Tune in to this webcast and learn more about the rationale for global data integration. Listen as expert James Bean discusses several options for capturing, validating, processing and integrating globally diverse data.
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