WHITE PAPER - This paper compares Postgres Plus Standard Server and Postgres Plus Advanced Server 8.4 against MySQL 5.5. The comparison is broken down into a number of sections with a short commentary following each section. Read on to learn how the Postgres Plus 8.4 stacks up against MySQL 5.5 on all the above topics and learn which one comes out on top.
Posted: September 1, 2010 | Published: September 1, 2010


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Data Warehouses | Database Administration | Database Administrators | Database Management | Database Management Software | Database Performance Management | Databases | MySQL | PostgreSQL

WHITE PAPER - Learn about the new enhancements to DB2 9.7 that enable you to make online changes to the database schema while objects remain fully accessible during modification.
Posted: September 1, 2010 | Published: September 1, 2010


Topics:  Access Control | Database Architectures | Database Design | Database Performance Management | Database Performance Management Software | Systems Management

WHITE PAPER - New IBM DB2 features make compatibility easy. In this guide, you’ll learn about native support for PL/SQL, new data types, scalar functions, improved concurrency, built-in packages, OCI, SQL*Plus, data movement tools, best practices and more—all designed to improve your ability to run applications on both DB2 and Oracle platforms
Posted: September 1, 2010 | Published: September 1, 2010


Topics:  Database Management | Database Performance Management | Information Management | Linux | Oracle (Product) | PL/I | SQL | SQL Server | UNIX | Windows

WHITE PAPER - In this white paper, you will understand the technical and management challenges that have created VM stall, and how combining the right human and technical resources can help businesses accelerate the value and penetration of virtualized IT.
Posted: August 31, 2010 | Published: August 27, 2010


Topics:  Cloud Computing | Database Administration | Database Management | Database Performance Management | Hosting Services | IT Outsourcing Services | Server Consolidation | Server Management | Server Virtualization

TEST RESULTS - This white paper documents the performance of mission-critical database workloads running on servers equipped with the Intel Xeon processor 7500 series and VMware vSphere 4.
Posted: August 30, 2010 | Published: May 1, 2010


Topics:  Data Management | Database Performance Management | High Availability | Multi-core Processors | Performance Testing | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software | Test Results | Virtual Machine | VMware

WHITE PAPER - This paper presents a SQL tuning process that has been developed with over years and years of experience to get the job done right the first time. This process consists of four fundamental steps. Read this paper to learn more about these four steps and how they can help with your performance tuning process.
Posted: August 13, 2010 | Published: August 13, 2010


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

WHITE PAPER - Read this paper to find out how some out-of-the-box controls are not always available for direct SQL access. As a result, for many enterprises, SQL access for remote database account management is being done IN THE CLEAR, potentially exposing the enterprise to a critical security breach and significant compliance issues.
Posted: August 12, 2010 | Published: August 12, 2010


Topics:  Compliance (Systems Operations) | Cost Benefit Analysis | Database Management | Database Performance Management | Database Security | Databases | Performance Testing | Regulatory Compliance

WEBCAST - DBAs, developers, and IT managers and decision-makers will benefit from this hour-long presentation about the pros and cons of using PostgreSQL or MySQL, which will include a discussion about the ongoing trend towards using open source in the enterprise
Posted: August 11, 2010 | Premiered: August 11, 2010


Topics:  Database Administration | Database Administrators | Database Design | Database Management | Database Management Software | Database Performance Management | Databases | MySQL | Open Source | Open Source Software | PostgreSQL | SQL

WHITE PAPER - Authors quite commonly, and incorrectly, refer to the process of serialization as part of what is happening when an object database stores an object or object graph. This white paper debunks that misperception, and sets the record straight about the efficiency of object databases as brought about by the avoidance of serialization.
Posted: August 10, 2010 | Published: August 10, 2010


Topics:  Application Performance Management | Code Management | Data Management | Data Storage | Database Architectures | Database Design | Database Management | Database Performance Management | Databases | Java | Object-Oriented Databases

WHITE PAPER - This complimentary report, authored by Jeffrey Wheatman, research director within Gartner's Information Security, Risk Management and Privacy research group, includes Gartner's compiled list of 10 critical database activities and behaviors that enterprises should be auditing now. Read this report now to learn more.
Posted: August 9, 2010 | Published: August 9, 2010


Topics:  Data Security | Data Storage | Database Management | Database Performance Management | Database Security | Databases | Information Security | Risk Management | Storage Infrastructure

WHITE PAPER - Struggling to set up application access to your DB2 database?  Get detailed, technical advice for IBM DB2 access, data integration, middleware, data replication and more!  Written by DB2 experts, this paper provides details on Change Data Capture (CDC), Microsoft Clusters, .NET application access for DB2 designers, developers and IT.
Posted: August 6, 2010 | Published: August 6, 2010


Topics:  Application Development | Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Clustering | Data Integration | Data Replication | Database Performance Management | Databases | Enterprise Applications Software | Enterprise Systems | High Availability | Middleware

WHITE PAPER - Recent reports expose the monumental growth rate of data volumes. With increasing data volumes comes a need for computational power to absorb and analyze all this data in an attempt to gain a competitive edge. This paper attempts to shed some light on the decision process for selecting a specialty analytic server in today's business environments.
Posted: August 5, 2010 | Published: August 5, 2010


Topics:  Application Performance Management | Application Server Software | Architectures | Data Analytics | Data Management | Database Management | Database Performance Management | Database Server Software | ILM | Multi-core Processor Architecture | SAP (Product) | Vendor Selection

WHITE PAPER - A Winter Corporation white paper, this paper examines the architecture and performance of Sybase IQ in view of the requirements of demanding new BI and data warehouse applications. Read this paper to learn more.
Posted: August 5, 2010 | Published: August 5, 2010


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Data Compression | Data Management | Database Architectures | Database Management | Database Performance Management | Databases | Performance Testing | SAP (Product) | Scalability Testing

WHITE PAPER - Read this paper for a discussion of the Community Technology Preview (CTP) process, and the CTP5 incarnation specifically. This paper examines mission-critical features, enterprise management features, database data and programmability, and new business intelligence features.
Posted: July 12, 2010 | Published: January 15, 2008


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Database Management | Database Management Software | Database Performance Management | SQL | SQL Server

WHITE PAPER - Implementing basic performance enhancements as outlined in this paper can provide tremendous improvements to the operation and performance of SharePoint within the enterprise.
Posted: July 12, 2010 | Published: July 12, 2010


Topics:  Content Management | Database Performance Management | Databases | Defragmentation | Infrastructure Management | Infrastructure Services | Operating Systems | SharePoint | SQL