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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  … 
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Database Administrators White Papers (View All Report Types)
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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

Oracle India Pvt. Ltd

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

Oracle Corporation UK Ltd

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

Oracle Corporation UK Ltd

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

Oracle Corporation UK Ltd

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

10gen

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

ORACLE APAC

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

HP & Intel®

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

Progress DataDirect

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

Idera

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

Idera

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

ScaleBase

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

ScaleBase

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

Quest Software, now a part of Dell

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

Oracle Corporation UK Ltd

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

ORACLE APAC

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

ORACLE APAC

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

ORACLE APAC

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

Global Knowledge

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

Oracle Corporation

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

IBM

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

Oracle Corporation UK Ltd

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

IBM

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

Oracle Corporation

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

IBM

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

EMC Corporation
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DATABASE ADMINISTRATORS DEFINITION (continued): … 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 with a particular database product or more extensive experience with a range of database products.Visit WhatIs.com - a knowledge exploration and self-education tool about information technology.
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