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  • Oracle Exadata database engine to integrate Flash storage

    The second iteration of Oracle's Exadata database engine will feature flash storage embedded within the server machine, eliminating the need to source data from storage disks and cutting query processing time significantly, a company executive…
    09 March 2010
    Tags: Transfer • Sun Microsystems • Processing • Executive • Disks • Compression

  • Microsoft browser ballot should go global, say rivals

    We call on competition authorities around the world to look closely at what has happened in Europe and to act on behalf of their consumers.Members of the ECIS include Opera, Adobe, Red Hat, and long-time Microsoft rivals Oracle and IBM.Opera made…
    03 March 2010
    Tags: Maker • Europe • Countries • Chrome • Browsers • Antitrust

  • Oracle takes on SAP in social services software push

    Oracle and Hewlett-Packard are also listed as Cúram partners.There's a lot of opportunity for state and local governments to invest in these solutions," Wang added. Oracle has its heart set on dominating the social services software market, in…
    18 February 2010
    Tags: Sap • Programs • North America • Heart • Hand • Agencies

  • Oracle bolsters cloud computing strategy

    With private clouds, there is more control over security and other necessary precautions.Oracle has also made available their software solutions through public cloud IaaS (infrastructure-as-a-service) providers, such as Amazon Web Services and…
    18 February 2010
    Tags: Provider • Firms • Evolution • Cloud Computing • Adoption

  • Open source vendors underwhelmed by government's ICT plans

    The was a recent MoD order that was not even put to tender Oracle they say it's just the renewal but it's not".Another open source proponent, Alfresco's CEO John Powell said that the problem was that the Cabinet Office had no jurisdiction over…
    28 January 2010
    Tags: Document • Licence • Enforcement • Action • Supplier • Evidence

  • 'Save MySQL' petition presented to EU

    European authorities had expressed concern over the future of MySQL under Oracle, which holds a major chunk of the database market with its own proprietary software.The petition calls for authorities to block the merger unless Oracle agrees to one…
    05 January 2010
    Tags: European Commission • Sun Microsystems • Authorities • Signatures • Signs

Latest Features

  • Is open source virtualisation getting any love?

    While most observers expect Oracle's open source virtualisation software to be a hit primarily in existing Oracle shops, Sun's large customer base may give Oracle a chance to penetrate a greater number of corporate IT departments, says Claybrook…
    23 November 2009
    Tags: Virtual Machine • Hypervisor • Vm • Management Tools • Shop • Cloud Computing

  • VMware CTO tasked with developing virtual desktop vision

    And before that, some of you may remember him in the day when he was the president, CTO, and founder of Virtual Iron Software, now acquired by Oracle.Davis will have his hands full trying to build out a cohesive desktop story and business unit at…
    30 September 2009
    Tags: Mac Os • Story • Class • Cto • Data Centre • Workload

  • End-to-end encryption: The PCI security holy grail

    But even with the significant security that encryption provides, it is not without its technical and management challenges, some of which include:* Operating system and application vendors haven't made it easy and seamless to implement encryption…
    14 September 2009
    Tags: Scenarios • Overhead • Procedures • Seamlessly • Data Storage • Endtoend

  • Does a tech manager need to be tech-savvy?

    One of his favorite managers managed a joint team of software architects and Oracle database analysts. But when looking at a manager's skillset, employees say basic people skills are much more important than being technically savvy.The principal…
    14 September 2009
    Tags: Communication • Skills • Expertise • Background • Programming • Funding

  • Say 'No' to SQL

    They force you to twist your object data to fit a RDBMS [relational database management system]," said Jon Travis, principal engineer at Java toolmaker SpringSource, one of the 10 presenters at the NoSQL confab.NoSQL-based alternatives "just give…
    02 July 2009
    Tags: Databases • Mysql • Facebook • San Francisco • Object • Oriented

  • Data centre managers explore energy efficiency

    They were offered by several large data centers who discussed results from pilot tests designed to help show the real-world savings offered by from various energy-saving techniques.One of the most effective is better air-flow management, so that…
    30 June 2008
    Tags: Power Consumption • Flow • Electricity • Cooling • Fan • Heat

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  • How to fix cloud security

    Security accreditation standards such as ISO 27001 and SAS 70 Type 2 provide some assurance, he adds, noting that "27001 is more relevant to cloud security issues, but weak when applied to new forms of technology.Playing nicely with the cloudMany…
    02 February 2010
    Tags: Responsibility • Iso • Incident • Cloud Computing • Agent • Access Control

  • Case Study: User plugs in appliance, reduces WAN traffic

    He wanted to be able to optimise other data types, such as HTTP, Microsoft Exchange Messaging API and Oracle database logs; and the products were too focused on optimising the Microsoft CIFS process alone, he says.
    27 June 2007
    Tags: Opening • Optimisation • Appliances • Request • Thomas • Complaints

  • Case Study: A city in Kansas does tapeless backup

    That is really a hassle, whereas now I am licensed to do that and I am done.The new set-upOverland Park currently has two Revinetix Sentio appliances installed with 30 Terabytes of capacity, backing up Exchange, SQL, Oracle, and other network…
    09 May 2007
    Tags: City • Backups • Restore • Libraries • Agent • Veritas

  • Case Study: Five more ways to screw up virtualisation

    For example, application vendors such as Oracle licence software on a per-CPU basis. For example, Sun has worked out an agreement with Oracle so that a Solaris Container that's isolated to two CPUs on an eight-processor system won't have to pay for…
    16 April 2007
    Tags: Virtual Machine • Active Directory • Virtual Machines • Procedures • Instances • Opposed

  • Case Study: Managing content in a rich media world

    Museum directors now employ a software solution by Stellent (which Oracle recently acquired) that allows employees to enter and index newly created high-resolution images, for example, as soon as they become available.
    11 January 2007
    Tags: Amounts • Grade • Assets • Repository • Index • Recognition

  • Case Study: Talk Talk goes store store

    The move to 3PAR storage meant Carphone Warehouse's virtual data centre was able to:- Eradicate downtime associated with performing data warehouse Extract, Transform and Load (ETL) procedures in its Informatica/Oracle environment and without the…
    21 November 2006
    Tags: Utilisation • Disaster Recovery • Utility • Rates • Scalability • Talk

Reviews

  • McAfee Application Control review

    It also boasts write protection and ownership protection of whitelisted files, good reporting and alerting, and no significant cons.McAfee Application Control can enforce whitelisting policies on Windows NT 4 through Windows Server 2008 (Windows 7…
    05 November 2009
    Tags: Queries • Prevent • Log • Scripts • Trusted • Buffer

  • Talend Open Studio 3.0

    And although Talend offers ELT support in addition to ETL, currently ELT mode is limited to Oracle, MySQL, and Teradata databases.Support is always a key concern for open source. Even open BI solutions, including Jaspersoft and SpagoBI, as well as…
    20 January 2009
    Tags: Studio • Generating • Governance • Layout • Graphical • Navigation

  • Microsoft SQL Server 2008 review

    Misbehaving queries cannot be moved dynamically to a different group, as you can do in Oracle Database.In order to assign a query to a different resource group, you would have to kill the process, assign it to the group, and then restart the…
    05 November 2008
    Tags: Queries • Inclusion • Query • Shops • Loading • Business Advisor

  • VMware ESX Server 3.5

    Previous versions of VirtualCenter used MSDE (Microsoft SQL Desktop Engine) as the default database, but VMware's recommendation was to use the full-blown Microsoft SQL Server or Oracle Database to handle the database tasks.
    11 February 2008
    Tags: Handy • Vm • Scalability • Wizard • Shops • Hosts

  • XOsoft WANSynchHA 3.71

    XOsofts latest version of WANSyncHA takes on this challenge with byte-level replication and automatic fail-over for SQL Servers, file servers, Exchange servers, and Oracle databases, and it does a good job with data recovery.Installing WANSyncHA…
    10 November 2005
    Tags: Loss • Scenarios • Automatic • Scripts • Configured • Performs

White Papers

  • Oracle Data Guard with Oracle Database 11g release 2

    Oracle Data Guard 11g Release 2 redefines what users should expect from such solutions. Data Guard is included with Oracle Database Enterprise Edition and provides the management, monitoring, and automation software to create and maintain one or…
    03 December 2009
    Tags: Databases • Implement • Oracle Database • Standby • Guard

  • Making the business case for data centre consolidation

    Making the business case for data centre consolidation Oracle Help alleviate commonly-cited data centre challenges whitepaper Typically organisations have often responded to these challenges by employing server virtualisation solutions.However…
    03 December 2009
    Tags: Consolidation • Cios • Availability • Data Centre • Argue • Benefits

  • Mapping Database solutions to your needs

    Mapping Database solutions to your needs Oracle Advanced Consulting Enterprises whitepaper Oracles got a good product. Theyre working towards a more user-friendly customer-centric business model, Stearns says.
    05 November 2009
    Tags: Consulting • Business Model • Oracle • Userfriendly • Customercentric

  • Keeping hold of your customers, especially in tough economic conditions

    Keeping hold of your customers, especially in tough economic conditions Oracle How to build a flexible, insightful infrastructure for cost effective customer retention whitepaper This white papers illustrates how to keep hold of your customers…
    05 November 2009
    Tags: Conditions • Chain • Crm • Economic • Business Processes

  • Controlling costs with flexible processes

    Controlling costs with flexible processes Oracle Business agility for midsize organisations whitepaper This white paper discusses these issues and highlights solutions which are designed to work with your existing infrastructure to connect…
    05 November 2009
    Tags: Paper • Processes • Addressing • Incompatible • Connect • Dispersed

  • Technology and growth at mid-sized companies

    Technology and growth at mid-sized companies Oracle A white paper by the Economist Intelligence Unit whitepaper At the micro level, once the ICT infrastructure is in place, to what extent can technology solutions help mid-sized companies adopt…
    05 November 2009
    Tags: Achieve • Growth • Ict • Constraints • Midsized Companies

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