the official new features guide to sybase ase 15

[...]... Leading up to the ASE 15 release, many new features were added to the ASE 12.5.x versions of ASE that work hand in hand with the enhancements included in ASE 15 In Chapter 2, we discuss the following pre -ASE 15 topics: multiple tempdb, automatic database expansion, and the Job Scheduler, and how these features work in conjunction with enhancements in ASE 15 to lower TCO Chapter 1: Exploring the Sybase Galaxy... our journey will cover a few of the recent pre -ASE 15 enhancements and explore how they enhance and expand the ASE product 4 | Chapter 1: Exploring the Sybase Galaxy Part I — New Features Overview Unlike previous releases, the release of ASE 15 incorporates sweeping changes to the ASE product Many of these changes are designed to increase the database server’s ability to handle a high volume and wide... Sybase s largest and most demanding customers Their background has enabled them to create a book with great practical value The authors’ material is presented in a way that is useful to readers independent of their experience level with ASE The Official New Features Guide to Sybase ASE 15 will be an invaluable asset to DBAs, developers, and consultants working with Sybase ASE Dr Raj Nathan Senior Vice President... the GA release of ASE 15, it is possible the book may contain some information from the prereleased version of ASE 15, which may or may not be materially different from the GA release of ASE 15 xxix This page intentionally left blank Part I New Features Overview 1 This page intentionally left blank Chapter 1: Exploring the Sybase Galaxy | 3 Chapter 1 Exploring the Sybase Galaxy The times, they are... available in ASE 15 We also touch on some existing features that were implemented since the last series of administration guides was released These preexisting features were deemed worthy of reference based on the overall ASE road map for future releases and the direction of Sybase toward a flexible product geared toward service-oriented architecture (SOA) We will demonstrate and clarify the new features. .. technologies to address our customers’ needs These technologies cover security, unstructured data management, and operational intelligence ASE 15 provides significant improvements for DSS and OLTP applications thanks to innovative query processing technology The result is a clear understanding of the optimal usage of the features and functionality The Official New Features Guide to Sybase ASE 15 is the first... xxvi Introduction We’ve read the newsgroups We’ve seen the blogs We know you’re out there The talented Sybase database administrators, developers, managers, and users are out there This book is for you We will attempt to guide you, the reader, through the enhancements of ASE 15 In addition to the enhancements, we will also discuss how these enhancements can be applied to a “real-life” situation We... introduction of partition-based utilities and maintenance tools The system administration enhancements in ASE 15 are designed to lower the maintenance requirements of ASE, enabling the database administrator to target maintenance efforts on areas of ASE that truly need attention Several of the changes allow the database administrator to reduce or altogether close the regularly scheduled maintenance windows where... determining the best solution for enterprise applications It can be used to educate the developer about features that are now available that will make the development process easier and more manageable But most importantly, this book is for the database administrator This book will guide you through the practical use of the new features in Sybase ASE 15 Scope This book is an overview of the new features. .. partitions, the optimizer is able to choose which partitions are necessary to resolve the query and therefore eliminate unnecessary data access The concept of data partitions is not new to Sybase ASE; however, the concept of semantic partitions is new Semantic partitions allow the database administrator to maintain control over the placement of partitioned data and indexes within the database This ability . opti - mal usage of the features and functionality. The Official New Features Guide to Sybase ASE 15 is the first book describing ASE 15. Of particular interest are details about new features such as. useful to read- ers independent of their experience level with ASE. The Official New Features Guide to Sybase ASE 15 will be an invaluable asset to DBAs, developers, and consultants working with Sybase. Guide toFeatures Guide to Sybase ® ASE 1 5ASE 15 Brian Taylor, Naresh Adurty,Brian Taylor, Naresh Adurty, Steve Bradley, and Carrie KingSteve Bradley, and Carrie King Taylor with Mark A. Shelton