EGUIDE - In this expert e-guide, find out how to optimize SQL Server with the right choices for hardware, storage devices, and virtualization. Inside, find articles on: what not to do when purchasing hardware; if solid-state storage devices are worth the cost; hardware and risk considerations for an inevitable virtualization initiative.
Posted: January 10, 2012 | Published: January 9, 2012


Topics:  Database Design | Database Management | Database Security | RAID | SAN | SAN and Virtualization | Server Hardware | Server Virtualization | Solid State Disks | Solid State Storage | SQL Server | Virtualization Security

WHITE PAPER - Download this complimentary copy of the 2011 IOUG Data Security Survey Report to see how your organization's data protection practices measures up.
Posted: December 5, 2011 | Published: December 5, 2011


Topics:  Data Security | Database Administration | Database Design | Database Management | Database Security | Databases | Oracle (Product) | Security | Security Systems | Security Threats

EGUIDE - Some consider SQL Server 2008 R2 a "business intelligence release" because the largest, most publicized changes cater to the BI functionality of the product. There are, however, many other new features and functionalities within SQL Server 2008 R2. In this expert e-guide, readers will learn more about these new features.
Posted: November 22, 2011 | Published: November 2, 2011


Topics:  Database Administration | Database Architectures | Database Design | Database Management | Database Performance Management | Database Security | SQL | SQL Server

WHITE PAPER - Applied Oracle Security (Oracle Press, 2010) is the definitive guide to safeguarding Oracle Database 11g written by the security experts in Oracle’s National Security Group. This complementary chapter on auditing covers how to audit database activity efficiently, improve security, address regulatory requirements, and automate compliance reporting.
Posted: September 6, 2011 | Published: September 6, 2011


Topics:  Data Security | Database Administration | Database Administrators | Database Design | Database Management | Database Performance Management | Database Security | Databases

WHITE PAPER - This paper provides technical guidance when deploying Oracle databases on VMware vSphere.
Posted: August 24, 2011 | Published: August 24, 2011


Topics:  Data Migration | Database Administration | Database Administrators | Database Design | Database Management | Oracle (Product) | Server Management | Server Virtualization

WHITE PAPER - This white paper discusses MarkLogic Server, a purpose-built database for unstructured information.
Posted: August 3, 2011 | Published: February 7, 2012


Topics:  Data Classification | Data Governance | Data Profiling | Database Administration | Database Design | Database Management | Database Management Software

WHITE PAPER - In this white paper, Philip Howard reviews the current market for data integration platforms, paying particular attention to open source offerings from Talend.
Posted: August 1, 2011 | Published: August 1, 2011


Topics:  Data Governance | Data Integration | Data Management | Database Design | Database Management | ETL (Software) | SOA | SOA Governance

EBOOK - View this E-Book to learn how the leading database solution can lower your costs of database management and dramatically simplify your overall IT software portfolio.
Posted: April 14, 2011 | Published: April 14, 2011


Topics:  Applications Management | Cloud Security | Database Administration | Database Design | Database Management | Oracle (Product) | Private Cloud | Storage Management

WHITE PAPER - Read this case study and discover how NZ Bus, through local Oracle Certified Partner Database Integrated Solutions, became the first organization in New Zealand and one of the first in Asia-Pacific to deploy Oracle Database 11g Release 2.
Posted: March 16, 2011 | Published: March 16, 2011


Topics:  Database Administration | Database Architectures | Database Design | Database Management | Databases | Oracle (Product)

WHITE PAPER - Businesses today increasingly need to leverage a unified database platform to enable the deployment and consolidation of all applications onto one common infrastructure. Read on to learn the benefits of incorporating Oracle's Exadata based Database Machine into the IT infrastructure.
Posted: January 20, 2011 | Published: January 20, 2011


Topics:  Applications Management | Data Center Design | Database Administration | Database Design | Database Management | Grid Computing | IT Infrastructure

WHITE PAPER - This paper explains why it’s imperative for any Web-based organization to learn about the distributed caching technology and Oracle Coherence Data Grid technology to combat the increasing demand on the database.
Posted: December 20, 2010 | Published: December 20, 2010


Topics:  Database Administrators | Database Design | Database Management | Database Performance Management | Database Performance Management Software | Databases | J2EE | J2EE Application Server Software | Java | Java Virtual Machine

WHITE PAPER - How can IT organizations reduce complexity, address the problems caused by inconsistent data and enhance integration of IT resources across the enterprise? One solution that is being tried more and more frequently by innovative IT departments is to standardize on a single database platform.
Posted: December 8, 2010 | Published: December 8, 2010


Topics:  Database Administration | Database Design | Database Management | Database Performance Management | Database Security | Databases | Legacy Applications Software

TECHNICAL ARTICLE - This article explores ways in which small and mid-sized businesses can improve the performance of their databases - and their businesses - by upgrading to SQL Server 2008.
Posted: November 20, 2009 | Published: November 20, 2009


Topics:  Database Design | Database Managers | Database Performance Management | Databases | SMBs | SQL Server

EDITORIAL RESOURCE GUIDE - Read this expert E-Guide from Dell to learn key concepts that will help you architect your next SQL Server installation.
Posted: October 9, 2009 | Published: October 9, 2009


Topics:  Database Administration | Database Administrators | Database Design | Database Management | Database Performance Management | Databases | High Availability | Server Virtualization | SQL Server