http://devnet.developerpipeline.comCMP DevNet Database Development http://devnet.developerpipeline.com http://devnet.developerpipeline.com/documents/s=9849/ur0705i/ Cameron and Kathryn discuss how sanitizing databases while learning a new software technology can be a rewarding experience. http://devnet.developerpipeline.com/documents/s=9849/ur0705a/ Emmett takes a look at MySQL certifications that are available. Find out why you can't afford to overlook this open source database. http://devnet.developerpipeline.com/documents/s=9849/ur0704g/ Westphal examines the ins and outs of data classification and what it means for your organization. http://devnet.developerpipeline.com/documents/s=9849/sam0705d/ The authors describe the benefits of Oracle table partitioning. http://devnet.developerpipeline.com/documents/s=9849/sam0705b/ Diehl describes implementation and monitoring strategies of Oracle’s Data Guard services that can help make database recovery less painful. http://devnet.developerpipeline.com/documents/s=9849/sam0705a/ Page examines how a RAC database environment differs from a conventional Oracle database. http://devnet.developerpipeline.com/documents/s=9849/sam0704b/ Page examines Oracle’s clusterware technology and provides a simple configuration for demonstration purposes. http://devnet.developerpipeline.com/documents/s=9849/sam0704a/ Nemirovsky explains the capabilities and limitations of Red Hat Cluster Suite in reducing downtime and improving availability of Oracle databases. http://devnet.developerpipeline.com/documents/s=9849/ur0702d/ If you're interested in precise definitions of database terms, this book is for you. http://devnet.developerpipeline.com/documents/s=9849/ur0612g/ Laird says Refactoring Databases is an important book — maybe two or three important books, all welded into a slender 350 pages. http://devnet.developerpipeline.com/documents/s=9849/sam0607a/ Implementing a new enterprise resource planning (ERP) system that will impact every division of a company is an intriguing proposition. A lot is expected of such a system, and when we were tasked with this undertaking at our company, we did not want to neglect the foundation of it -- the database. As we researched this project, it became evident that we could satisfy all the necessary requirements with a combination of products: IBM DB2, Red Hat Linux, as well as Heartbeat, Mon, and ipfail. In this article, I will describe how we built a "bulletproof penguin" one piece at a time. http://devnet.developerpipeline.com/documents/s=9849/byt1146236744540/ Martin builds a data access layer with SQL Server 2005 and Visual Studio 2005, parses a Word document, puts his world in his briefcase, and surveys his wireless neighborhood. http://devnet.developerpipeline.com/documents/s=9849/sam0605a/ Wouldn't it be great to be able to rely on your backups and have full confidence that they will work properly during a disaster or a routine restore operation? Unfortunately, making assumptions about your restores can lead to delays in projects, wasted time, and ultimately data loss. While it may be fairly easy to configure backups and assume the restore process will work as long as the backups have run successfully, the reality is that each process is different and involves its own set of challenges. http://devnet.developerpipeline.com/documents/s=9849/ddj0604l/ April 2006 Of Interest. http://devnet.developerpipeline.com/documents/s=9849/ddj0604d/ Max uses Oracle JDeveloper 10.1.2 to examine the problems you must overcome when consuming ATL/.NET web services in Java clients that rely on Apache SOAP. http://devnet.developerpipeline.com/documents/s=9849/sam0604a/ Today's networks and applications are concentrating more on high availability and redundancy. Corporations are selling services to customers with a "guarantee", or "service-level agreement" (SLA), that provides an overall percentage of uptime along with detailed instructions on the rebate structure if certain conditions are not met. One of the key components in the delivery of information to customers is the availability of data from a robust and effective database management system (DBMS). http://devnet.developerpipeline.com/documents/s=9849/ddj060208dc/ Tim Ferguson explains the goals of the recently launched Infrastructure Management Institute. (MP3, 4:41 mins.) http://devnet.developerpipeline.com/documents/s=9849/sam0603f/ In the first article of this series, I showed how to build a script, aconfig, which allowed us to quickly execute commands on network devices. It also allowed us to use Perl to generate commands on the fly and process the result of those commands. To tell aconfig what to do, I wrote some small snippets of configuration commands, called ascripts. Those ascripts are used to gather version and configuration information from the network devices. In this article, I'll take the process one step further and build all this into a neat network inventory. (The complete listings for this article are available from the Sys Admin Web site at: http://www.sysadminmag.com.) http://devnet.developerpipeline.com/documents/s=9849/ddj060124dnc/ .NET guru Jackie Goldstein discusses new features in .NET 2.0 and best practices for moving VB6 data access to .NET including in-depth information on ADO.NET 2.0 and how it differs from previous data access technologies. (MP3, 16:27 mins.) http://devnet.developerpipeline.com/documents/s=9849/byt1135882427147/ Biometrics hold a lot of promise, but it never hurts to have an alternate means.