New AJAX screencast The newest addition to our AJAX screencast series is live! Sun's David Botterill navigates a two-part trip through the Java Studio Creator's AJAX features. Check out Part I here, then follow it up with /video/archives/2006/10/screencast_sun.html. You'll find more AJAX screencasts on our video page, including a host of open-source and free options from our summer roundu New AJAX screencast The newest addition to our AJAX screencast series is live! Sun’s David Botterill navigates a two-part trip through the Java Studio Creator’s AJAX features. Check out Part I here, then follow it up with /video/archives/2006/10/screencast_sun.html. You’ll find more AJAX screencasts on our video page, including a host of open-source and free options from our summer roundup. Data marts — they’re ba-aack: Just in time for Halloween, it looks like the much-maligned data mart of yore is coming back from the grave — with a vengence, thanks to the supporting technology of better Web interfaces and more complete management tools. As SOA and other real-time services require data to be at their fingertips at all times, the more-nimble data marts are looking like a better option than hulking Frankenstein-style enterprise repositories. For more on data management, check out Jon Udell’s thoughts on in-memory data management and the importance of data synchronization.So you want to be a DBA: Test Center Analyst Sean McCown has plenty of experience – not just with databases and their associated apps, but also with the skills good DBAs sport and the career questions they ponder. Check out his advice on some must-have DBA skills, interview questions to avoid, and a four-part series on the foibles of IT recruiters (check out part one here and make your way to the fourth installment). All this and more is found in the Database Underground blog. Technology Industry