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Published by SearchDatabase.com  July 26, 2004 >> Receive this e-mail as text  >> About this e-mail   In this Issue >> From the editor: Data management news roundup >> Featured Topic: DBMS Learning Guides >> Technical Advice: Featured expert advice >> Site Highlights: * Featured white paper: "Change Data Capture - Next Generation ETL" * Expert answers to your tough IT questions * Today's top headlines  From the Editor: by Tim DiChiara, Editor You've been burning the proverbial midnight oil figuring out that complex outer join, or troubleshooting that nightly index rebuild, or deleting those endless refinancing offers in your inbox, or... You get the picture: you're swamped and you haven't had the time to keep up with the latest news in the wider data management community. Don't fret! Our news team works every day to manually sift through the BS and marketing fluff and identify the most important news stories for our membership of 220,000 DBAs, IT managers, consultants and database developers. Here is a selection of the exclusive stories that we've posted in the last month or so: Microsoft's Laguna won't sink Sybase - Microsoft has Laguna. IBM has DB2 Everyplace. And don't forget Oracle Lite. So far, though, no one does mobile databases like Sybase can. SAP, MySQL plan database splash - MySQL and SAP are gunning for the major DBMS vendors with a new release of MaxDB. Outsourcing DBAs too scary for some - A new Forrester Research survey shows that many IT managers won't outsource DBA work due to quality control concerns. DBAs take on new role in the enterprise - Some database administrators are finding their work assignments and job titles are changing as quickly as new DBMS technology is. Red One flying high with MySQL - Red One Aviation chose MySQL over Oracle because the economy-class open source DBMS met its most essential requirements. Weighing the costs of open source - Figuring the costs of the popular MySQL open source software is more complicated than you might think. New data management news posted here every day Any particular topic or burning issue that you'd like to see us cover? Drop me a line at [EMAIL PROTECTED] and we'll do our best! Cheers, Tim  Featured Topic: DBMS Learning Guides by Tim DiChiara, Senior Site Editor Our popular Learning Guides are packed with high quality tutorials, expert advice and tips that will help you get up to speed on the most critical topics in data management. Enjoy! Read more about this topic  Expert Technical Advice: Featured Expert Mich Talebzadeh, Principal Consultant, Peridale Ltd Category: Sybase Mich Talebzadeh is a database expert with DBA and architecture experience using Sybase and Oracle. He specializes in creating database architectures for large global trading systems involving heterogeneous databases. Mich is based in London and serves as Chairman of the Sybase Future Forum. He is a frequent speaker at Sybase Techforum and other international database conferences. Dr. Talebzadeh holds a Ph.D in Particle Physics from Imperial College, University of London and C.E.R.N., Geneva, Switzerland. He can answer any of your Sybase questions. Ask Mich a question Featured expert advice >> Ask the Expert: SQL: Using a derived table instead of a view Our SQL expert Rudy Limeback answers a question about retrieving a max value without creating a view. Tip of the Week: SQL Server: Verifying input to be passed to a SQL statement In SQL Server, data cannot be passed as-is to a SQL statement without some pre-processing. Here's a quick explanation why. >> Read complete tip  Site Highlights White paper: "Change Data Capture - Next Generation ETL" Download this week's featured white paper and learn how to maximize the efficiency of operational data extraction, minimize resource usage and minimize the latency in the delivery of the changed data to potential consumers. Read white paper Expert answers to your tough IT questions Every two weeks we have a new guest expert ready to answer your toughest IT questions. Visit the Expert Answer Center today to view upcoming topics and to pose your questions. Find answers today! Today's top headlines Sign up now Keeping up-to-date on the happenings in the database industry doesn't have to be time-consuming. Activate your subscription to SearchDatabase.com's "Today's News" and get top headlines sent right to your inbox. Resources for database pros Select newsletters you would like to receive from the list below. 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