Newest Database Articles Creating Native Web Services in SQL Server By Bipin Joshi - Published 08/25/2008 Expose your SQL Server data directly over the web. Learn to create SOAP-based native web services in SQL Server 2005/2008 that can be consumed from client applications over HTTP.
Accessing Business Data in WPF Applications By Jani Järvinen - Published 08/19/2008 Many WPF demos focus on slick graphics and designer user interfaces. While this is all good, those regular business database applications will eventually make the transition from WinForms to WPF. Learn how to get started accessing business data in your WPF applications.
SQL Server 2008: First Impressions By William R. Vaughn - Published 08/13/2008 Pulling your hair out trying to get the SQL Server 2008 Sample AdventureWorks databases installed? If so, you've come to the right place; this article makes it easy(ier).
Using Neural Networks and OLAP Tools to Make Business Decisions By Marcia Gulesian - Published 08/07/2008 Enterprise data is the lifeblood of a corporation, but it's useless if it's left to languish in data silos. Data warehousing and mining provide the tools to bring data out of the silos and put it to use.
Using Stored Procedures and Parameters.AddWithValue By Paul Kimmel - Published 07/25/2008 Developers working at all levels of experience can take advantage of this technique. Discover how to invoke a stored procedure with parameters using the AddWithValue method of the SqlParameterCollection to define SQL parameters in one step.
Hamsterdb: a Small, Fast Database That Won't Weigh You Down By Victor Volkman - Published 07/14/2008 Need a fast database that won't bloat your application? Try this fast b+tree record manager with a small footprint, especially good for embedded device environments.
Working with the XML Data Type of SQL Server By Bipin Joshi - Published 06/25/2008 Store XML data directly in SQL Server. Use the power of the XML data type to store and manipulate XML data efficiently and easily.
Highlighted Database Tutorials Using More Advanced JDBC Features By Matt Weisfeld -
Expand your basic knowledge of connecting to a database from a Java application using JDBC. Discover how to use just about any database application you may want. In this example its a Microsoft Access database.
Sample Chapter: Efficient PL/SQL By Garry Robinson -
When used intelligently, PL/SQL can build applications that perform well, are resilient to change over time, and scale to large user populations.
Introductory Transact-SQL By Addison Wesley -
If you are new to SQL Server don't miss this excerpt. Learn the fundamentals of Transact-SQL with Ken Henderson!
Review the architecture of Perl DBI (The Perl Database Interface Module), what DBI provides to interact with databases, then cover simple tasks such as connecting and disconnecting from databases. Finally, we'll discuss the important topic of error handling and describe some of the DBI's utility methods and functions.
Gary Carleton, Intel Senior Software Engineer, provides an overview of Intel tools shown at the Game Developers Conference that help developers thread code as easily as possible, improve performance, identify bottlenecks, and take advantage of multicore. In the next video Gary gives an in-depth demo of the Thread Profiler and Thread Building Block Tools.
