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JDBC 3.0 is the latest revision of Sun’s Java Database Connectivity API. Since its introduction on the market in the mid-90s, Java has evolved from a language and environment suited for applets to a rich enterprise platform. JDBC played a determinant role in Java’s maturation. JDBC is now used as a core technology...

For the day-to-day DBA, there are dangers around every corner; monsters waiting to strike down the unsuspecting database with a resource-hungry query, an inefficient data load, or even outright data corruption. When the worst happens, and SQL Server is down, or performance is suffering, customers are quick to complain.. During such difficult...

More and more database developers and DBAs are being asked to develop applications and manage databases that involve XML data. Many are utilizing...

In just 24 sessions of one hour or less, you’ll learn how to use SQL to build effective databases, efficiently retrieve your data, and manage everything from performance to security! Using this book’s straightforward, step-by-step approach, you’ll learn hands-on through practical examples. Each lesson...

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Walk away from old-fashioned and cumbersome query approaches and answer your business intelligence questions through simple and powerful queries built on common table expressions (CTEs) and window functions. These new features in MariaDB and MySQL help you to write queries without having to wade through a quagmire of brittle self-joins and...

Windows Admin Scripting Little Black Book, 2nd Edition, shows Windows XP and 2003 users and administrators how to perform Windows management...

If, like many system administrators, you've been waiting impatiently for the arrival of Windows Server 2008, wait no more! It's here, and so is this book to help...

When information is exchanged in XML format, there needs to be an agreement between the sender and receiver about the structure and content of the XML document. An XSD (XML Schema Definition Language) Schema can be used to enforce this contract and validate the XML data being exchanged and, given that a lot of applications exchange...