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- A Faster Index for Sorted SAS Datasets
- In a NESUG 2007 paper with Shuguang Zhang, The author demonstrated a compressed index (termed "Condensed index" in that paper) which provided significant performance gains (about 33% elapsed time and cpu time) in retrieving subsets from sorted datasets in which each level of the sort variabless has many observations, and...
- Tags: Performance, SAS Institute, Index, Performance Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management
- White papers 2009-02-09
- Fixing Windows Vista, Part 5: Faster, smarter search
- In previous installments of this series, I discussed the virtues of a clean Vista install, some useful User Account Control workarounds, top tools for troubleshooting, and the wisdom of shutting off Windows system services. Today’s fifth and final installment is a little different from its predecessors, in that it focuses...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Index, Microsoft Windows Explorer, Windows Search, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Software, Ed Bott
- Blog posts 2008-06-05
- Performing Through Changes
- Here is a not-so-uncommon scenario: a query is running slowly. Upon investigation, one determines the reason to be a full-table scan and a possible solution to be an index to help speed up the query. As part of this performance-improvement process, programmers may have to make several changes in the...
- Tags: Index, Performance Management, Databases, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
- White papers 2008-03-01
- Create an Index
- An index lists the terms and topics that are discussed in a document, along with the pages that they appear on. To create an index, the user marks the index entries by providing the name of the main entry and the cross-reference in the document, and then one builds the...
- Tags: Index
- White papers 2007-12-01
- Leopard's beefier Spotlight may reconfigure Tiger indexes
- Apple's search technology Spotlight is getting a serious makeover in Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard: speedier performance, a greater reach for its searches and an overall improvement in its usability. However, the new version appears to use a different format for its indexing and some folks qualifying Leopard report trouble...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., Index, Web Site, Leopard, Tiger, Web Site Development, Microsoft Windows, Web Technology, Desktops, Operating Systems, Internet, Software, Hardware, David Morgenstern
- Blog posts 2007-10-25
- Index Compression with DB2 9 for z/OS
- In data warehouse applications, it is common to have many very large indexes defined on large tables. It is also possible that the index spaces exceed the size of the tables upon which the indexes are based. As one way of helping to manage the cost of ownership, in DB2...
- Tags: IBM z/OS, Index, IBM DB2, Utility Computing, Operating Systems, Databases, Servers, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Hardware
- White papers 2007-10-07
- DivotTracker 0.9 (Mac)
- DivotTracker is a Cocoa application which allows you to record your golfing performance, and calculate your handicap index. Handicap calculations are done according to USGA standards.
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Calculation, Index, Todd Ignasiak, DivotTracker, Quality, Performance Management, Desktops, Business Operations, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Hardware
- Software downloads 2007-07-31
- Glycemic Impact Diet 1 (Windows)
- The Glycemic Impact Diet is one of the most popular diets to appear worldwide. The diet is based on the Glycemic Index - which has been around for some time. However, only recently have GI based diets become popular with the public. The Glycemic Impact Diet delves even further into...
- Tags: Food, Index, Fitness Attitudes, Glycemic Impact Diet, Diet, Food & Beverage, Microsoft Windows, Manufacturing, Operating Systems, Software
- Software downloads 2007-06-29
- Simple Rules to Remember When Working With Indexes
- SAS users are always interested in learning techniques related to improving data access. One way of improving information retrieval from a SAS data set or table is to create and use an index. An index consists of one or more columns that are used to uniquely identify each row within...
- Tags: SAS Institute, Index
- White papers 2007-05-14
- SoftPerfect Network Search Engine 1.1 (Windows)
- A self-contained index-based network search engine that indexes all shared files in your local area network or Intranet and provides users with the ability to locate necessary files within a few seconds. The built-in Web-server and database ensure trouble free deployment and configuration while the Web-based user interface enables users...
- Tags: Network, Index, SoftPerfect, Microsoft Windows, LANs, Networking, Operating Systems, Software
- Software downloads 2007-05-09
- How do I... Adjust what files are in the search index in Windows Vista?
- To increase the efficiency and performance of its desktop search Microsoft Windows Vista creates and maintains a search index of the files on your system. With the Indexing Options tool users can adjust what drives, folders and files are indexed. This How do I... shows you how to configure those...
- Tags: TechRepublic Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista, Index, File, Mark W. Kaelin, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Productivity, Operating Systems, Software
- Download resources 2007-03-02
- FEM Study of Nano-Structured Surface-Relief Optical Data Storage
- The university studies the ability of sub-resolution optical structures to store data. It begins the study with surface relief structures. Because it is probing features whose sizes are much smaller than the wavelength of the readout light, retrieval of data from these structures requires near-field detection. For now they are...
- Tags: Index, Vanderbilt University
- White papers 2007-02-02
- So where's my smart search, dude?
- I once wrote a semi-serious spoof on some Mac user attitudes under the title Are Mac users smarter than PC users? The central shtick there was to compare the complexity and correctness of the sentences found in typical Mac and PC discussion forums using style. Here's a key bit of...
- Tags: Desktops, SEARCH, UNIX, Mac-user, Apple Macintosh
- Blog posts 2006-07-11
- Omni Net Monitor 6.6 (Windows)
- The program allows you to troubleshoot, analyze and monitor your entire network including VLAN, WAN and Wireless segments. You can create a list of IP addresses, and periodically ping each device at a user-specified time interval. Also, you can test port connections for all of your mission critical applications. If...
- Tags: Program, Monitor, Network, Microsoft Windows, JC Software, Index, Monitors & Displays, Networking, WANs, Hardware, Components
- Software downloads 2006-06-14
- MS SQL MySQL Converter Agent 2 (Windows)
- A powerful tool to convert any database from MS SQL server to MySQL and vice versa through four steps. All data types and attributes are supported including foreign keys and indexes. Scheduled conversion is supported. Features: Converts indexes and primary keys with all necessary attributes. Converts relationships, support conversion scheduling....
- Tags: Agent, Index, Microsoft Corp., Attribute, SoftXpert, Microsoft Windows, Real Estate, Databases, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Business Operations, Enterprise Software, Data Management
- Software downloads 2006-05-17
- Indexing XML Documents With DB2 9 pureXML
- Just like relational indexes, XML indexes on DB2 9 pureXML are used to improve the performance of queries. The user should always create indexes over frequently accessed data, resulting in significant performance gains for the select statements executed over the indexed data. Although indexes usually present very positive performance gains...
- Tags: Performance, Statement, Index, IBM DB2, Performance Management, Databases, Enterprise Software, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Software, Data Management
- White papers 2006-05-01
- Aardvark 1.02 (Mobile)
- Ever wished you could create and read documents on your Palm? For example, references, manuals or simple text files? Aardvark is an indexed document reader for Palm computers. If you read .PDF Adobe Acrobat or .CHM compressed HTML files you'd know the document is composed of a number of pages...
- Tags: Mobile, Palm Inc., Index, Chris Lam, Aardvark
- Software downloads 2006-04-05
- Daily Index Update Service 2.5.1 (Windows)
- You don't need to hunt around the Web, or subscribe to high-priced online services, to get the ARM indexes you need for loan servicing. The HSH Daily Index Update Service is an alternative that brings you the most widely used ARM indexes in one place, every business day.
- Tags: ARM, Index, HSH, HSH Daily Index Update Service, Microsoft Windows, Channel Management, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing
- Software downloads 2005-10-25
- Top Flow 1.5 (Mobile)
- This application enables a perfusionist to quickly calculate cardiac outputs for a range of cardiac indexes using a patient's height and weight.
- Tags: Weight, Mobile, Index, Metaworks, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing
- Software downloads 2005-09-17
- SnapSpace 1 (Windows)
- SnapSpace is desktop search done right. SnapSpace indexes files on your local hard drive for retrieval. SnapSpace will find and index any file for which you have an IFilter, including text formats, source code, Microsoft Office documents, PDF, and MSG mail files. You will be amazed to find files you...
- Tags: Index, File, Rileyware, SnapSpace, Microsoft Windows, Search, Operating Systems, Software
- Software downloads 2005-08-27
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