Table of Contents - February 1996 Vol. 9 No. 2

Features

Server Automation Principles
by Howard Fosdick
As organizations evolve toward client/server systems, IS staffs that once managed a single centralized data center now are responsible for several database servers scattered throughout the company. One way of managing this complexity is to automate remote database and server administration. This article describes practical approaches to automating database server administration and maintenance, using current technology. The systems described in this article provide real-life examples of how near-complete server automation is possible in a complex, heterogeneous world.

Building a DBA Repository System, Part 2
by Martin Rennhackkamp
The purpose of a repository system is to record and manage the information about the data models and the designs and implementations of the enterprise databases, applications, and systems. Thus, the repository system records and manages enterprise metadata. But can you apply these application-centric repository principles to physical database management? This final article in a two-part series provides a step-by-step guide to doing just that.

Columns

From the Editor
by David M. Kalman
As languages become more commoditized, developers must move toward model-driven development.

Enterprise C/S
by Judith Hurwitz
Which client/server infrastructure will lead us into the 21st century?

Data Warehouse Architect
by Ralph Kimball
How to get around some of SQL's more daunting roadblocks.

SQL Explorer
by Joe Celko
Joe revisits some old friends and explores the Year 2000 problem; plus, a new SQL puzzle.

C/S Developer
by David Linthicum
3GL development at 4GL speed with ProtoView's ProtoGen+.

Desktop DBMS
by Tom Spitzer
Going client/server with Visual FoxPro.

Products

Hands-On Reviews
Edited by Clara H. Parkes

Oracle Power Objects, not just another Visual Basic/PowerBuilder "wanna be" development tool.

Software AG's Esperant 3.0, an end-user query and reporting tool that prevents users from building SQL queries that return incorrect or invalid results.

Brio Technology's BrioQuery 3.5, a powerful cross-platform query and analysis tool for end users.

Interview

Meta Group's Karen Rubenstrunk explains how the Metadata Coalition intends to standardize the way tools interact.

Departments

Letters

Event Alerter
A calendar of conferences, trade shows, and seminars.

Client/Server Connection
News from around the industry.

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