A grid control for .NET that's so customizable that it would be almost overwhelming if not for all the great documentation and code samples.
Source code control features improve the team experience with this help and documentation tool.
SQL Deploy provides an easy way to upgrade SQL Server databases without losing customer data.
MindManager X5 Pro is a mature and flexible brainstorming tool that interchanges data with many other products.
A free monitoring application for SQL Server DBAs that packs quite a punch.
Q&A with Dale Vecchio of Gartner Inc. on the resurgence of mainframes.
Software configuration management (SCM) is about to emerge from the shadows cast by supercool, hyperbole-laden IDEs.
OmniView provides a serious tool for the power user who needs to work with SQL Server data.
Scouts Canada has installed a centralized database system with Web-based access to membership information.
Some new BI products on the market.
We speak with Jim Rhyne, a distinguished engineer and legacy modernization architect, based at the IBM Silicon Valley Lab.
Experts such as Stephen Brobst say the overriding trend in data integration today is toward an Active Data Warehouse where event-based triggering occurs. But a mix of batch- and trickle-feeds will rule for quite a long time.
The BPM supplier crowd is also doing deals -- technology and/or marketing -- to help their wares include more real-time features.
Application integration is a complex process. You must master not only the technologies involved, but develop a strategy that will take into account your business processes and business goals.
Mike Gunderloy reviews DevPartner Studio 7.1 and InstallShield DevStudio 9
A look at software tools and technologies on the market.
Business Activity Monitoring (BAM) helps execs to sift seas of changing data. But a move to BAM means taking on tough integration issues.
Grand unification efforts have historically fallen short because they were too rigid, but SOA shows flexibility and promise for integration.
Applying force field analysis to Web services shows that they provide the path of least resistance to integration goals.