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Wednesday, September 12, 2007

Sql Tuning

Companies that rely upon database information obtained by SQL queries commonly encounter performance issues as their databases grow to contain mass amounts of information. Over time, the same processes that have historically proven successful may become inadequate when the application needs to accommodate thousands or millions of database records. Suppose a company has always utilized a process in which a SQL query looks for a name by checking the first row to see if it holds the specified name, and if not, checking the second row for the name, and so on. When this company’s database held only fifty names, this method would have been perfectly efficient and acceptable. But how would the same query go about locating the same name once the company’s database has expanded to contain a thousand names? What about twenty million? The query would use the same system and likely get the job done, but not very efficiently. The CPU usage and response time would be compromised as the query was forced to navigate through mass amounts of information seeking one single record.

Database expansion poses challenges to developers and business owners whose profitability relies on optimal software performance. When an indefinite amount of information is expected to be added to a database, it becomes apparent that fine tuned SQL statements are necessary to minimize CPU usage and response time, which is where SQL tuning comes in.

SQL tuning involves streamlining the process through which SQL queries locate the sought after information. Innovative enterprise data availability companies have developed software solutions with extensive capabilities which help analyze the performance of the code and automate the process of identifying the specific applications that are causing performance delays, with the goal of reducing the time and CPU usage required to implement a new application. Such technology allows developers to analyze, test and correct the performance of new or existing applications in a test environment without affecting production. Such technology also allows developers to identify what specific issues are having the greatest effect on performance, so that they may focus their energy on correcting the problems with the highest priority.

SQL tuning technology targets and significantly improves the performance of SQL applications, in turn increasing QA production and reducing the need for time-consuming manual testing. It also provides developers with a tool to help analyze and maximize the efficiency of their applications during development, thus increasing productivity as well as enhancing the quality of their work.

Conception: Honda Cr-v

At the end of September shows Honda on that Paris autosalon the new CR-V. More sportily and more approximately the new one is to arise and to continue with it the success of the predecessors. Nevertheless the Japanese could into that so far to eleven years construction period scarcely two and a half million vehicles under the people bring. Large Fussstapfen, into which the new one steps.

Despite the stately feature the third generation of the Japanese SUV does not work klobig. Above all the window front tapered to the tail lends the necessary breath sportyness to it. Optically the CR-V is stretched by a pronounced edge, which rises at the large headlights and ends only in the rear lights.

The tail lamps pulled into the length are rather unusual for a SUV. They remind strongly of Volvo. The front against it is thoroughly independent. A large air intake and the powerful, coloured set off front apron let strotzen Honda before Kraft.
Practical entrance

Larger doors and lower Türschweller than with the predecessor facilitate the admission for the passengers. Voluminösere armchair in the first row are besides the comfort to increase. Generally speaking trunk even two Mountainbikes are to find problem-free to place with put up back bank. With a second load soil the Gepäckabteil can be divided beyond that into two floors.

Front, side and Kopfairbags as well as ESP (called with Honda VSA) and trailer stabilization the program TSA are standard in the CR-V. The latter supervises continuously driving stability when pulling large loads. The new one may nevertheless attach up to two tons. Practically: Honda is now also available with a radar-controlled speed control, which automatically keeps the distance to the ahead-driving vehicle.

Gasoline or Diesel

To engine side the Japanese set two aggregates to the choice. The again developed 2,0-Liter-Benziner carries 150 HP out when high 6,200 revolutions and develops with 4.200 routes a maximum torque of 190 Newtonmeters. It is combinable with six-gearbox or a five-stage mechanism.

More highly in the buyer favour the 2.2 litres large self fuzes might be. 2005 as „engine OF the Year “celebrated, carry 140 HP strong Diesels out a respectable torque of 340 Newtonmeters. It is available however only with a manual six-course transmission.

Improved handling

For constant propulsion the standard all wheel system DPS (dual pumping system) provides. If necessary the power transmission is connected automatically to the rear axle. Owing to the sinking of the emphasis around 35 millimeters, which broader trace and larger wheels (17-Zoll are series) are themselves the handling characteristics noticeably to have improved. Starting from January 2007 the CR-V stands for approximately 25,000 euro with the dealers.

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Conception: Honda CR-V

Monday, September 10, 2007

Five Points to Beware of While Working From Home

With the advancement of information technology, including the internet and telecommunication network, many people have chosen to operate their business from the comforts of their own home. Many home business entrepreneurs have created their own websites as free work at home career options, stating their business ideas, for achieving a widespread popularity in the market.

The idea of a home based business seems wonderful. It is not doubt profitable but it has its own disadvantages too. But you have to beware of five points while working from home.

· #1 Disadvantage of work at home job option - No company benefits

You have to beware of the fact that you might not enjoy the benefits given by an organization or a company when you are working independently. These benefits would include health insurance, retirement policies, perks, bonus, life insurance policies, and other facilities. If you are a family person these facilities do make a big difference in your life style. Working on your own you will have to avail these benefits by yourself which might be very expensive.

· #2 Disadvantage of work at home job option - Lack of social interaction

Absence of coworkers at your home leads to isolation. You don’t get the opportunity to share your professional ideas with your colleagues. You don’t get any support or help when you are in trouble. You have to solve your own problems. Beware of this isolation might lead to mental depression.

· #3 Disadvantage of work at home job option - Increase in expenses

The initial expenses including the cost of setting up a work space, cost of telecommuting, and the cost of suitable equipments might be beyond your reach. It is not advisable for a new entrepreneur to invest such an amount of money without being sure that his business would be successful and profitable.

· #4 Disadvantage of work at home job option - Distractions

If you have children in your family they can be the major cause of distraction while you are working. Beware of friends and other relatives who can also cause distraction. Working at home requires a lot of concentration, dedication and self discipline. If you are distracted too much you might forget to do something important. This might lead to negligence and ultimately might negatively harm your business. The cozy and relaxed atmosphere at home might hamper your concentration. If you take too many breaks while working you might not be able to complete it within the stipulated time. It is important to have a minimum work pressure for the successful completion of your work, which is totally absent in a work at home job. It is difficult to manage home chores and monitor your performance simultaneously.

· #5 Disadvantage of work at home job option - Other problems

It becomes difficult to maintain staff development. Your skills might not be upgraded with the requirements of advancing time. You can become irresponsible and lose your supervising skills while working from home. You might not get a lot of business networking opportunities if you are working from home. Shortage of space can also hamper your work atmosphere.

Home based business is not meant for everyone. It is work specific. If you are a journalist you cannot expect to do your work sitting at home. You have to beware of the conditions of the business venture choosing your work at home business option.

Virtual Shop ‘till you Drop

Nowadays it is so much easier to go shopping. And we are talking about the new way of shopping, the kind that gets you out of the crowded supermarkets and malls and brings everything at the click of your mouse: virtual shopping. Also known as B2C (business-to-consumer electronic commerce), virtual shopping is a consumer’s ability to shop from behind the screen of his\her computer via a computer network, using the internet, surfing on the www (World Wide Web).

This kind of shopping is actually thriving at the moment, as a lot of personal computers are connected to the internet, and so many more choose to get in touch with the world by using the World Wide Web. And since you wander around clicking with a certain direction, or no direction at all, why not shop a little? This is where virtual shopping comes into place and makes you use a credit card from your computer instead of wasting precious time standing in line.

There is almost no product you may desire that cannot be found on the virtual shopping specialized web sites. From small sites with a few products, to the limitless buying possibilities of a virtual shopping mall, you can browse as long as your time allows you, or you credit card can perform. With a non-stop working program and special home delivery, the online shops that allow you to do this virtual shopping are the next generation.

The virtual shopping experience is all about advantages, and if you haven’t read between the lines so far, here is a more clear approach: shopping is faster and more convenient; prices and product offers can change as you browse; you can access the special call centers that are integrated with that certain website in case you need extra information; you can buy everything you want getting the best deal out of it, since you can compare the prices from different online shops without walking around all day; you benefit from the privacy of your home all around the clock.

And this is not everything that virtual shopping has in line for you. There is a certain way of buying on the Internet that can be as interesting as the classical virtual shopping: online auctions.

Online auctions are a way of shopping in which participants bid for a certain product, or service on an online auction website. There are two types of auctions that can be found on the internet: the English auction – where the starting price is low and builds up with the bids, and the Dutch auction – where identical items are placed in the same auction, and all the bidding winners pay the same price, as high as any of the products gets.

As well as the classical virtual shopping, online auctions have plenty of advantages for their bidders: you can place a bid at any time for a certain number of days; the bidders can be located anywhere on the face of the earth, avoiding the travel costs that incurred in an ordinary auction; gambling thrills can be easily obtained since participants bid against each other, hoping they will win; the numbers of sellers is as big as the number of bidders, or even bigger, since as long as there is a desire for a certain product there will be an offer for it.

And if you come to think about all the benefits that virtual shopping and online auctions can bring, I’m sure that you will be surfing already in search of a desired product when this article is about to end. Have fun going shopping…virtual shopping.