This week: User group feedback, and more...

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January 31, 2005 Published by  SearchDatabase.com This Week NEWS     TOPICS     ITKNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE     TIPS     ASK THE EXPERTS     WEBCASTS     WHITE PAPERS     IN THIS ISSUE:   > From the Editor: User group feedback   > Learning Center: Ask the experts   > ITKnowledge Exchange: Accessing SQL Server data from AS/400   > White Papers: Best practices for database backup and recovery   > Webcasts: Consolidating SQL Server: Simple deploy and high availability   > More From SEARCHDATABASE: ISO/ANSI SQL and the GROUP BY clause Join SearchDatacenter.com SearchDataCenter.com provides IT managers with both strategic and practical information about issues such as data center design and management, data center consolidation, disaster recovery/business continuity etc. FROM THE EDITOR From the Editor [Tim DiChiara] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Several weeks ago in this space, I asked how important local user groups are to you. I wondered why you joined: Networking for jobs? Networking for clients? To commiserate with somebody who actually knows what an 'outer join' is? To practice speaking in preparation for a national show? To figure out technical problems without hiring an expensive consultant? To show the boss that you're a 'go-getter'? Addicted to pizza? Several of you wrote in with your feedback, essentially saying "all of the above and more": Brian D. writes that he lives in a small technology market where resources for training, conferences, and networking are below many people's expectation. User groups are thus Kurt L. notes that user groups also "help people prep for the SQL Server MCDBA certification. This way one does not have to pay and arm and a leg to a for-profit training center NOR sit thru useless, unhelpful classes at a university or community college." Alan B. writes: "What have local groups done for me? If it was to show something to my manager, that would be a waste of time. When I research something for a member, I learn more about it myself. When I prepare a presentation, I get more out of it than the audience. Their questions spur me to find out even more. Just being around people that know something different about the technologies rubs off on me." Thanks to all those who wrote in. If you want to promote your local SQL Server, DB2, MySQL, Sybase or Oracle user group, or contribute some particularly noteworthy presentation or technical article from a user group meeting, email me and I'm sure we can work something out. Till next time, Tim LEARNING CENTER Ask the experts Our panel of industry leaders and super geeks has answered over 2,000 of your tough Oracle, SQL Server, DB2, data warehousing, relational model, and SQL questions. Browse this useful knowledgebase or submit your own question! > More on this ITKNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE Accessing SQL Server data One member of the ITKnowledge Exchange wanted to know how to access SQL Server data from AS/400. Read the discussion to see what advice others offered, then join ITKE yourself! > LAST POSTED MESSAGE > VISIT ITKNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE  FEATURED WHITE PAPERS Best practices for database backup and recovery Published by: Imceda Software Consolidate file serving with simply managed, fault-tolerant clusters Published by: Polyserve > VIEW ALL WHITE PAPERS  FEATURED WEBCASTS Enterprise computing evolved. Don't get left behind. WHEN:   ON DEMAND SPEAKERS:   Carly Fiorina HP Chairman and Chief Executive Officer   Ann Livermore HP Executive Vice President, Technology Solutions Group   Rich Marcello Senior Vice President and General Manager, HP Business Critical Servers SPONSOR:   HP   Consolidating SQL Server: Simple deploy and high availability WHEN:   ON DEMAND SPEAKER:   Michael Callahan Co-Founder & Chief Technical Officer, PolyServe, Inc. SPONSOR:   Polyserve Inc   > VIEW ALL WEBCASTS MORE FROM SEARCHDATABASE ASK THE EXPERTS: ISO/ANSI SQL and the GROUP BY clause I'm trying to figure out what is ISO/ANSI SQL:1999 approved usage for the "group by" statement in terms of the SQL:1999 E051-04 feature, which states that in reference to the "group by clause" that the "GROUP BY can contain columns not in [select list]"... Contact Us Sales For sales inquiries, please contact us at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Editorial For feedback about any of our articles or to send us your article ideas, please contact us at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ABOUT THIS E-NEWSLETTER This e-newsletter is published by SearchDatabase.com, a targeted Web site from TechTarget, the most targeted IT media and events company. Copyright 2005 TechTarget. All rights reserved. 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