IBM and Microsoft made database waves this week by attempting to encroach upon each other's established terrains. Big Blue on Thursday made DB2 8.1 generally available, while Microsoft touted forthcoming versions of its SQL Server database.
<b>Ghacks:</b> "Remember Amiga? Well, if you're old enough to remember that platform, then you might remember the Pagestream desktop publishing system. Pagestream began in 1986 as Publishing Partner for the Atari Computers."
In his latest article, Marcin Policht demonstrates a variety of tools that can be employed to execute SQL Server Integration Services packages, focusing in particular on the method leveraging functionality available within the Business Intelligence Development Studio.
After theft of a portable media device, federal student loan group Educational Credit Management Corp. notifies 3.3 million borrowers that their information is at risk.
<b>KDE.news:</b> "In about 6 weeks the biggest yearly gathering of the KDE community starts in Tampere. To give you all a little taste of Akademy 2010, Guillermo Amaral interviewed Aaron Seigo and asked him about his keynote."
Fujitsu's newest convertible not only flips from laptop PC to tablet mode, but the tablet accepts both pen input and freehand multitouch gestures for everything from jotting notes to zooming and rotating photos. Is this 4.5-pounder the best tablet to date?
Fujitsu's newest convertible not only flips from laptop PC to tablet mode, but the tablet accepts both pen input and freehand multitouch gestures for everything from jotting notes to zooming and rotating photos. Is this 4.5-pounder the best tablet to date?
Remember when the phrase "desktop replacement" was a fib? It's not any more, as Toshiba fits dual-core power and a stunning 17.3-inch screen into a surprisingly portable seven-pound package.
Cell phone vendor's installed mobile-device charging stations in airports across the country and is now in the process of doing the same at colleges and universities.
Fundamentally, database performance tuning is done for two basic reasons, to reduce response time and to reduce resource usage, both of which can apply for any given situation. Julian Stuhler looks at database performance tuning, and why it remains one of the most important topics for any DBA, developer or systems administrator.
<b>Matthew Casperson's Hubfolio:</b> "Traditionally the solution is a common partition formatted with FAT32, but instead of making Linux do the hard work of interacting with Windows, I thought I would try it the other way around. This is how I found myself testing both Ext2Fsd and Ext IFS For Windows."
The FCC is beginning to rethink its role, up its transparency, and consider lessening the influence of outside experts (and lobbyists). Not everyone's convinced it can pull off the change.
This article demonstrates how an enterprise can improve time to market without sacrificing quality when offering new services: by leveraging investments made in existing services, incorporating best practices, and adopting a level of standardization.
This article demonstrates how an enterprise can improve time to market without sacrificing quality when offering new services: by leveraging investments made in existing services, incorporating best practices, and adopting a level of standardization.