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May 20, 2013

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ALSO CALLED: DBA, Data Base Administrators DEFINITION: An IT staff member who directs or performs all activities related to maintaining a successful database environment. Responsibilities include designing, implementing, and maintaining the database system; establishing policies and procedures pertaining to the management, security, maintenance, and use of the DBMS. Typically, a DBA has either a degree in Computer Science and some on-the-job training … Definition continues below.
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Lower IT Costs with Oracle Database 11g Release 2 sponsored by Oracle India Pvt. Ltd WHITE PAPER: Download the "Lower IT Costs with Oracle Database 11g Release 2" whitepaper and discover new options and features that can help you reduce server and storage costs, improve query performance, and ensure availability during database application upgrades. Posted: 17 May 2013 \| Published: 28 Mar 2012 TOPICS: Database Administration \| Database Administrators \| Database Management \| Database Managers \| Database Performance Management \| Database Server Software \| Databases \| Oracle (Product) \| Systems Integration

Database as a Service: Reference Architecture - An Overview sponsored by Oracle Corporation UK Ltd WHITE PAPER: This white paper defines the concept of database as a service. It elaborates on the benefits and opportunities to implement a DBaaS strategy. Learn the necessary capabilities it supports and how your business can experience many benefits after deploying DBaaS. Posted: 03 May 2013 \| Published: 03 May 2013 TOPICS: Database Administration \| Database Administrators \| Database Performance Management \| Database Performance Management Software \| Oracle (Product)

SAP NetWeaver and Oracle Exadata Database Machine: A Technical Guide for installation, migration and configuration sponsored by Oracle Corporation UK Ltd WHITE PAPER: View this white paper to learn more about the necessary steps to setup an SAP system. It describes the required Oracle software environment settings on the database and other information on how to install SAP required database patches. Posted: 24 Apr 2013 \| Published: 24 Apr 2013 TOPICS: Database Administrators \| Database Management \| Oracle (Product) \| SAP (Product)

Oracle Exadata: Benefits for SAP sponsored by Oracle Corporation UK Ltd WHITE PAPER: View this white paper to learn more about the comprehensive features that help easily manage the most demanding transaction processing, business intelligence and content management. It outlines a wide range of options to help extend the database and help grow your business as well as improve your users performance, security and availability. Posted: 23 Apr 2013 \| Published: 23 Apr 2013 TOPICS: Database Administration \| Database Administrators \| Database Management \| Database Management Software \| SAP (Product)

A Total Cost of Ownership Comparison of MongoDB & Oracle sponsored by 10gen WHITE PAPER: In this resource, database administrators, business executives and IT leaders will find a complete TCO analysis of Oracle Database and MongoDB, including upfront and operational costs of these platforms. Gain the information you need to make a strategic database choice by reading on. Posted: 19 Apr 2013 \| Published: 31 Mar 2013 TOPICS: Cost Benefit Analysis \| Database Administration \| Database Administrators \| Database Architectures \| Database Management \| Database Performance Management \| Databases \| Oracle (Product) \| TCO \| Vendor Selection

Transforming Business with Oracle's Optimized Storage for Oracle Database 11g sponsored by ORACLE APAC WHITE PAPER: In this white paper, database administrators (DBAs) will learn how Oracle Database 11g can deliver performance gains of up to 10x while cutting costs by up to 40%. Read on to discover the benefits you can achieve by using this approach. Posted: 09 Apr 2013 \| Published: 31 Jan 2013 TOPICS: Application Performance Management \| Business Performance Management \| Data Governance \| Data Management \| Data Storage \| Database Administration \| Database Administrators \| Database Management \| Database Performance Management \| Databases \| Oracle (Product) \| Storage Management

The Advantage of the HP ProLiant DL980 Universal Database Solution vs. Oracle Exadata Database Machine X2-8: A Financial Comparison sponsored by HP & Intel® WHITE PAPER: The need to obtain business value from interpreting large data volumes is becoming a necessity for many large and mid-sized organizations. Consult this informative white paper to learn more about how several solution providers have developed hardware and software solutions to provide performance access to large amounts of business data. Posted: 04 Apr 2013 \| Published: 04 Apr 2013 TOPICS: Database Administration \| Database Administrators \| Database Management \| Database Management Software \| Operating Systems

5 Reasons to Choose Next-Generation ETL Data Integration with Salesforce sponsored by Progress DataDirect WHITE PAPER: In this report, count down five next-generation requirements that contribute to an effective ETL data integration (DI) strategy, and learn how the right data connectivity approach can help you achieve DI success. Posted: 01 Apr 2013 \| Published: 31 May 2012 TOPICS: Application Integration \| Applications Management \| Business Intelligence \| Business Management \| Data Governance \| Data Integration \| Data Management \| Database Administrators \| Database Management \| SOA \| SOA Governance

Demystify Tempdb Performance and Manageability sponsored by Idera WHITE PAPER: This resource offers clear guidance on best practices for managing tempdb to provide a strategic balance between performance, reliability, and management. Posted: 20 Mar 2013 \| Published: 20 Mar 2013 TOPICS: Configuration Management \| Data Governance \| Data Management \| Database Administration \| Database Administrators \| Database Management \| Database Performance Management \| Databases \| SQL Server

Essential Performance Tools SQL Server DBA sponsored by Idera WHITE PAPER: In this resource, find a high-level overview of core SQL Server performance concepts, as well as four essential database performance optimization tools that every DBA should know about. Posted: 08 Mar 2013 \| Published: 17 Jan 2011 TOPICS: Data Governance \| Data Management \| Database Administration \| Database Administrators \| Database Management \| Database Management Software \| Database Performance Management \| Database Performance Management Software \| Databases \| IT Management \| SQL Server

Scaling Out MySQL – A review of ScaleBase MySQL scalability software by 451 Group sponsored by ScaleBase WHITE PAPER: Technology analyst firm 451 Research offers a brief overview of ScaleBase's Data Traffic Manager software for dramatic scaling of MySQL databases; 451 Research also discuss ScaleBase for high availability, capacity planning, failover management, database monitoring, real-time alerting and SQL query management. Posted: 04 Mar 2013 \| Published: 04 Mar 2013 TOPICS: Application Development \| Application Monitoring \| Database Administration \| Database Administrators \| Database Management \| Database Management Software

Scale Your MYSQL Database to an Infinite Number of Users sponsored by ScaleBase WHITE PAPER: This whitepaper examines how to scale MySQL databases beyond the capabilities of MySQL 5.6 to handle more users, more connections and more data without re-writing apps or re-architecting the database. Data distribution, sharding, read splitting and clustering are discussed to improve MySQL scalability, performance and database high-availability. Posted: 25 Feb 2013 \| Published: 25 Feb 2013 TOPICS: Business Intelligence \| Business Intelligence Software \| Database Administration \| Database Administrators \| Database Management \| Database Management Software \| Real-time Analytical Software \| Real-time Analytics

Extending the Value of SCOM with Spotlight on SQL Server sponsored by Quest Software, now a part of Dell WHITE PAPER: In this white paper, learn how to leverage predictive performance diagnostics to go beyond basic up/down monitoring and quickly address database issues and proactively manage SQL Server performance, troubleshoot issues in real time and historically, and drill into database health to quickly find the root cause of an issue and make corrections. Posted: 21 Jan 2013 \| Published: 31 Jan 2012 TOPICS: Database Administration \| Database Administrators \| Database Management \| Database Management Software \| Database Performance Management \| Database Performance Management Software \| Predictive Performance Management \| SQL Server

Oracle Magazine: Modernize your IT sponsored by Oracle Corporation UK Ltd WHITE PAPER: This issue of Oracle ONE Magazine offers advice on ridding your organization of complex, outdated IT and explores how Oracle can make this modernization simple. Posted: 18 Jan 2013 \| Published: 31 Jul 2012 TOPICS: Cloud Computing \| Cloud Management \| CRM \| Database Administration \| Database Administrators \| Database Management \| Database Managers \| Databases \| Downtime \| IT Management \| Platform as a service \| Security

Zero Downtime Migration to Oracle Exadata Using Oracle GoldenGate sponsored by ORACLE APAC WHITE PAPER: This paper reviews Oracle GoldenGate's capabilities and how it can be used to achieve zero downtime migration and consolidation to Oracle Exadata. Posted: 19 Dec 2012 \| Published: 19 Dec 2012 TOPICS: Database Administration \| Database Administrators \| Database Architectures \| Database Design \| Database Management \| Databases \| Oracle (Product)

Lower IT Costs with Oracle Database 11g Release 2 sponsored by ORACLE APAC WHITE PAPER: Download this paper to discover how Oracle Database 11g Release 2's new options and features can help you reduce server and storage costs, improve query performance, and ensure availability during database application upgrades. Read on to discover how you can transform your business, budgets, and service levels with this database platform. Posted: 02 Nov 2012 \| Published: 30 Oct 2012 TOPICS: Database Administration \| Database Administrators \| Database Architectures \| Database Design \| Database Management \| Database Performance Management \| Database Server Software \| Databases \| Grid Computing \| Oracle (Product)

Customers Achieve Extreme Performance at Lowest Cost with Oracle Exadata Database Machine sponsored by ORACLE APAC WHITE PAPER: This reference contains a sampling of real business results that organizations in a variety of industries have achieved by implementing Oracle Exadata. Learn how you can use Oracle Exadata to reduce IT costs through consolidation, manage more data on multiple compression tiers, improve the performance of all applications and much more. Posted: 18 Oct 2012 \| Published: 18 Oct 2012 TOPICS: Data Management \| Database Administration \| Database Administrators \| Database Management \| Database Performance Management \| Databases \| Oracle (Product)

Navigating Microsoft SQL 2012 Certifications sponsored by Global Knowledge WHITE PAPER: This key resource highlights tips and expert strategies for studying for the new SQL 2012 exams. Examine the critical components of the exam and find out how to can prepare for each section. Posted: 30 Apr 2012 \| Published: 30 Apr 2012 TOPICS: Careers \| Database Administrators \| IT Management \| IT Workforce \| Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 \| SQL \| SQL Server \| Training

Lower IT Costs with Oracle Database 11g Release 2 sponsored by Oracle Corporation WHITE PAPER: Download the "Lower IT Costs with Oracle Database 11g Release 2" whitepaper and discover new options and features that can help you reduce server and storage costs, improve query performance, and ensure availability during database application upgrades. Learn how you can transform your business, budgets, and service levels. Posted: 28 Mar 2012 \| Published: 28 Mar 2012 TOPICS: Data Management \| Database Administration \| Database Administrators \| Database Management \| Database Managers \| Database Performance Management \| Database Server Software \| Databases \| Oracle (Product) \| Systems Integration

Integrated Systems and Streamlined Practices Propel New, Responsive IT Organizations sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: View this white paper to learn more about the significant IT transformation that firms are deploying. It explores the meaning behind simplified computing platforms and integrated systems. Find out about the benefits like speed, flexibility and savings by reading this paper now. Posted: 05 Apr 2013 \| Published: 05 Apr 2013 TOPICS: Data Analytics \| Database Administration \| Database Administrators \| Databases

Oracle Database: The Database of Choice for Deploying SAP Solutions sponsored by Oracle Corporation UK Ltd WHITE PAPER: With the myriad of available database options, choosing the one that best supports your business-critical applications can be challenging – but it doesn't have to be. This exclusive resource examines three top database offerings -- Oracle, DB2, and SQL Server -- to determine which is best suited for SAP users. Posted: 21 Dec 2012 \| Published: 27 Sep 2011 TOPICS: Database Administration \| Database Administrators \| Database Architectures \| Database Design \| Database Management \| Database Managers \| Databases \| Oracle (Product) \| SAP (Product)

IBM and Oracle TCO: The Lumpy Mattress sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: This paper outlines Oracle's approach to overpricing one part of a database solution to compensate for another part, leading to a much higher total cost of ownership (TCO). Read this now to learn more about the evolution of TCO, Oracle's pricing strategy, IBM's pricing strategy and so much more. Posted: 10 Aug 2012 \| Published: 21 Sep 2011 TOPICS: Data Analytics \| Data Management \| Data Mining \| Data Quality \| Database Administration \| Database Administrators \| Database Design \| Database Management \| Database Performance Management \| Databases \| DB2 \| Information Management \| Pricing

Database Manageability and Productivity Cost Comparison Study: Oracle Database 11g Release 2 vs. Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Release 2 sponsored by Oracle Corporation WHITE PAPER: Review this cost comparison study of Oracle Database 11g R2 and Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 and uncover which technology came out on top. Find out which solution offered a 49% higher time savings, 46% more in complexity savings, and whose time savings amounted to saving $58,800 per year per database administrator. Posted: 03 Jul 2012 \| Published: 25 Jun 2012 TOPICS: Cost Benefit Analysis \| Database Administrators \| Database Architectures \| Database Design \| Database Management \| Database Management Software \| Database Server Software \| Oracle (Product) \| SQL Server

Comparison: IBM Netezza Data Warehouse Appliance vs. Oracle Exadata sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: This white paper offers up a comprehensive comparison of the Oracle Exadata and IBM Netezza data warehouse appliance, helping you decide which is the better fit for your business. Read this now and learn how they stack up in terms of online transaction processing (OLTP), query performance, simplicity of operation, value and more. Posted: 30 May 2012 \| Published: 18 Jan 2012 TOPICS: Data Analytics \| Data Management \| Data Mining \| Data Warehouse Architectures \| Data Warehouses \| Database Administration \| Database Administrators \| Database Performance Management \| Databases \| Information Management \| OLTP \| Query Tools

Top Five Reasons Why Customers Deploy Microsoft SQL Server on EMC VNX Unified Storage sponsored by EMC Corporation WHITE PAPER: Top five reasons why customers deploy Microsoft SQL Server on EMC VNX Unified Storage. Posted: 14 May 2012 \| Published: 14 May 2012 TOPICS: Database Administration \| Database Administrators \| Database Design \| Database Management \| Database Managers \| Database Performance Management \| Database Security \| Databases \| SQL \| SQL Server \| Storage Management

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