Partitioning Applications by Nelson King Our new Web-centric world has brought a new freedom of choice in distributed architectures. This article explores the current state of application partitioning technology, with a special focus on how Web technologies elevate the importance of partitioning schemes. Systems Sprawl by Martin Rennhackkamp The distributed enterprise is an enterprise manager's nightmare. This article explores a new category of enterprise-management tools that can help you manage the disparate mess of IT resources as if it were a tightly integrated collection of compatible system components. Database Replication by Charles Thompson Today, every major DBMS vendor has a solution for replication. This article explores the current issues involved in replication and compares the replication technology in Microsoft, Oracle, and Sybase's popular DBMSs. An interview with Oracle's Jerry Held and Ken Jacobs follows. Oracle Performance Strategies by Robin Schumacher More than ever, DBAs are expected to squeeze every last drop of performance from the databases they manage. Robin Schumacher looks at the performance-improvement gems hidden in Oracle7 version 7.3.

From the Editor by Maurice Frank Hitting the suite spot. Enterprise C/S by Judith Hurwitz Trends in configuration management. Data Warehouse Architect by Ralph Kimball The adventures of a voyage database. SQL for Smarties by Joe Celko Gauls, graphs, and GUIs. Application Architect by David S. Linthicum Inside Intersolv Allegris. Server Side by Martin Rennhackkamp Artfully desegregating Web DBMSs. Object.Client by Tom Spitzer Tom will return to DBMS next month.

Hands-On Reviews Edited by Betsy Slattery Platinum Technology Inc.'s Paradigm Plus 3.5; Select Software Tools Select Enterprise 5.0; and Rational Software Corp.'s Rational Rose 4.0 offer three alternatives for modeling object-oriented applications and databases. Soft Notes, new client/server database and Internet/Intranet products and upgrades.

Letters Event Alerter A calendar of conferences, trade shows, and seminars. Client/Server Connection News from around the industry. Advertiser Directory Links to this month's advertisers.