WHITE PAPER - Optimizing SQL Server performance can be a daunting task, especially for an increasing number of reluctant DBAs faced with managing their organization’s SQL Server databases, despite little training. This white paper provides a high-level overview of core SQL Server performance concepts and an overview of essential SQL Server performance tools.
Posted: February 2, 2012 | Published: February 2, 2012


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

WHITE PAPER - While databases contain an organisation’s most important information, they are often times the least protected.  In this paper, discover how McAfee can help organisations secure mission-critical data stored in databases, while streamlining compliance and maintaining optimum database performance.
Posted: February 1, 2012 | Published: February 1, 2012


Topics:  Data Loss Prevention (DLP) | Data Security | Database Performance Management | Database Security | Information Security | Regulatory Compliance | Security Management

WHITE PAPER - Read this white paper to learn why the Oracle Database Appliance is ideal for customers who value simplicity and who seek to avoid the complexity, costs, and risks in deploying a highly available database solution.
Posted: February 1, 2012 | Published: January 31, 2012


Topics:  Data Management | Data Warehouses | Database Administration | Database Management | Database Management Software | Database Performance Management | Databases | Oracle (Product) | Systems Integration

VIDEOCAST - What this videocast for information about one of Oracle's newest products - Oracle Database Appliance. It's designed to promote ease of use for small to mid-sized businesses as well as large organizations with a focus on simplicity, reliability, and affordability.
Posted: January 25, 2012 | Premiered: January 25, 2012


Topics:  Data Management | Database Administration | Database Management | Database Performance Management | Databases | Oracle (Product) | SMBs

VIDEO - This brief video provides an overview of the Oracle Database Appliance - a fully integrated, high availability database solution capable of supporting a wide range of in-house and packaged online transaction processing (OLTP) and data warehousing applications.
Posted: January 25, 2012 | Premiered: January 25, 2012


Topics:  Data Management | Data Warehouse Architectures | Data Warehouses | Database Administration | Database Management | Database Performance Management | Databases | OLTP | Oracle (Product)

TRIAL SOFTWARE - Your Microsoft SQL Server databases keep growing, but your storage hardware – and budget – aren’t. Check out this free trial download of powerful, easy to use backup and recovery software that gets the maximum from your current hardware – and does it all under budget.
Posted: January 18, 2012 | Premiered: January 18, 2012


Topics:  Backup Software | Backups | Database Management | Database Performance Management | Disaster Recovery | SQL Server

WHITE PAPER - Learn more about why the Oracle Database Appliance is an ideal database system for customers who value simplicity and who seek to lower the costs and the risks of deploying a highly available database solution.
Posted: January 11, 2012 | Published: January 11, 2012


Topics:  Data Management | Database Administration | Database Management | Database Performance Management | Databases | Oracle (Product)

WHITE PAPER - Read this research report to discover the results of comparison testing between two database management systems - Oracle Database Appliance and Microsoft SQL Server - in terms of the productivity and cost-efficiency differences.
Posted: January 11, 2012 | Published: January 11, 2012


Topics:  Data Management | Database Administration | Database Administrators | Database Management | Database Management Software | Database Performance Management | Database Performance Management Software | Databases | Oracle (Product) | SQL | SQL Server

WHITE PAPER - IT change and release volume is rising rapidly, driven by agile development, virtualization, cloud, and globalization. Access this resource to learn how automated change and release management tools can transform change management from a reactive, manual, resource- and time-intensive process to a proactive, streamlined, highly-automated process.
Posted: January 5, 2012 | Published: July 1, 2011


Topics:  Change Management | Database Administration | Database Administrators | Database Management | Database Managers | Database Performance Management | Databases | Virtual Machine

WHITE PAPER - Uncover how monitoring technology can equip network administrators with the vital insights needed to govern and ensure availability of servers and applications, whether managed locally or in the cloud.
Posted: January 5, 2012 | Published: January 5, 2012


Topics:  Applications Management | Cloud Computing | Dashboards | Database Performance Management | Infrastructure Management | Network Design | Network Infrastructure | Network Management | Network Managers | Network Monitoring | Network Monitoring Software | Network Performance | Network Traffic Analysis | Network Traffic Management | Networking | Private Cloud | Public Cloud | SLA

WHITE PAPER - Learn how forward-thinking IT leaders are taking steps to automate database and middleware administration, yielding significant efficiency gains, cost savings, and improvements in security and time to market.
Posted: January 4, 2012 | Published: January 5, 2012


Topics:  Change Management | Database Administration | Database Administrators | Database Management | Database Managers | Database Performance Management | Databases | Middleware

WHITE PAPER - Read this white paper for a performance review of Oracle databases on physical versus virtual servers.
Posted: January 3, 2012 | Published: December 29, 2011


Topics:  Data Centers | Database Administration | Database Management | Database Performance Management | Databases | Oracle (Product) | Server Hardware | Server Virtualization | VMware | VMware Server

WHITE PAPER - This survey explores the biggest issues and solutions around managing today's growing database environments.
Posted: December 5, 2011 | Published: December 5, 2011


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

WHITE PAPER - This white paper describes configuration considerations, best practices and performance results of TimesTen running on Exalogic.
Posted: December 5, 2011 | Published: December 5, 2011


Topics:  Business Process Management | Business Processes | Data Management | Database Administration | Database Management | Database Performance Management | Databases | Oracle (Product) | Real-time Analytics

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