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Use our handy database link guide to find the best and most useful database-focused sites from all over the Web.
SWYNK's New Home
Swynk has merged with several sister sites. Because the editorial mission of the
publications was so similar, it made sense to merge them. You can still find
all of your favorite articles at the following links:
Database Journal offers daily database news, articles, and tutorials for the database professional. All major DBs are covered, including Oracle, SQL Server, DB2, and Access.
From the TechTarget Network. Database-related news, tutorials and tips separated into database (Oracle, SQL Server, DB2) and topic (Basics, Languages, Administration) specific sections.
Aggregated collection of breaking database-related news from around the Web. Articles are linked from multiple sources, including PR Newswire, TechWeb, Freshmeat, etc.
Q&A; forum in which experts accumulate points by answering user questions. The Database section breaks down into several sub-categories by database; i.e., Access, MySQL, SQL Server, Oracle, etc.
Huge collection of ADO connection string examples, covering ODBC DSN / DSN-Less, OLE DB Providers, Remote Data Services (RDS), MS Remote, and MS DataShape. Separate examples are provided for multiple DBs, including MySQL, ODBC, OLE DB, Oracle, SQL Server, more.
Forums for MS SQL Server developers and DBAs - Offers forums and articles where you can share your knowledge of the SQL database, ask questions, or get advice.
DB Specific
Sites or sub-sites with an emphasis on one specific database. This section does not include those site pages provided specifically by the vendor (those are below).
IDUG home page. IDUG is an independent User's Group focused on all things DB2; the IDUG Web page features resource links, discussion forums, and archived issues of their tri-annual IDUG Solutions Journal.
FAQ page devoted to MS Access based development. Includes questions broken into very specific categories; such as bugs, tables, queries. date/time, etc.
User Q&A; focused primarily on Access developmental problems and issues. Includes a link resource listing, and also includes SQLServer/VB sections (though Access is the main focus).
Blog style site with contributed technical articles (with reader comments) and discussion forums. Multiple sections based on topics include OLAP, Administration, Database Design, etc.
Community site where user submitted questions are listed in a quick Q&A; format. Questions are separated into "Answered" and "Unanswered" lists, and multiple sub-folders are included with topics like "Language and Syntax," "Connectivity," etc.
Microsoft home page for all of their SQL Server versions. Patches, purchasing/comparison information, community forums, and technical resources with specific sub-topics such as "Administration" and "XML and Web Services." Includes tips from SQL Server Magazine. See also the SQL Server section of MSDN.
Microsoft SQL Server Community
is where you'll find answers in Microsoft newsgroups, locate non-Microsoft SQL Server communities, join in chats, and share best practices and tips with your peers.
IBM's official DB2 products home page, with platform-specific Universal Database sections and links to related tools and events. See also the DB2 Application Development section, and the Java Application Development sections for how-to DB2 articles and documentation.
developerWorks : DB2
is your starting place for technical information about the DB2 and Data Management development platform. You'll find articles, sample code, tutorials, tools, and more.
Yahoo directory entries. Smallish listing with few subcategories (and few entries in those categories). A larger listing can be found in the B2B > Software > Databases category, but those are focused entirely on vendor sites.
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