Frans Jongma is a Master Technologist for the NonStop Advanced Technology Center (ATC) and is based The Netherlands. Frans has worked in several consulting positions for the NonStop Enterprise Division since 1989. His main areas of expertise are: NonStop SQL application design, performance analysis and high availability. Prior to joining Tandem, Frans has worked on the design and implementation of database management systems and developer productivity tools for UNIX and proprietary systems. As part of the ATC Frans has been involved in proving the concept of SQL/MX as a Service which resulted in the SQL/MX DBS product and an HTML-based prototype of a web-based user interface to SQL/MX DBS. This HTML version is the basis of WebDBS, the GUI interface for administrators and users of NonStop SQL/MX DBS.
Applications that use relational databases take advantage of the powerful Structured Query Language (SQL) that expresses only what data is required but not how ... Read more.
Migrating from one SQL database management system to another is a task that needs careful planning and testing. One would expect however that the result of stan... Read more.
Native Large-Objects (LOBs) were introduced in NonStop SQL/MX release 3.8 and replace the previous implementation of LOBs for JDBC in which the driver manages t... Read more.
Introduction “Automation brings velocity, standardization and includes best practices for setting up databases” In the September issue of The Connection,... Read more.
In the past year we have been enhancing the webDBS user interface to a point that it can be used in serious prototype work, thanks to the input of those who par... Read more.