Database Design

EGUIDE: In this expert e-guide, find out how to optimize SQL Server with the right choices for hardware, storage devices, and virtualization. Inside, find articles on: what not to do when purchasing hardware; if solid-state storage devices are worth the cost; hardware and risk considerations for an inevitable virtualization initiative.

Posted: 10 Jan 2012 | Published: 10 Jan 2012

WHITE PAPER: Download this complimentary copy of the 2011 IOUG Data Security Survey Report to see how your organization's data protection practices measures up.

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 | Published: 05 Dec 2011

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: 22 Nov 2011 | Published: 22 Nov 2011

WHITE PAPER: Applied Oracle Security (Oracle Press, 2010) is the definitive guide to safeguarding Oracle Database 11g written by the security experts in Oracle’s National Security Group. This complementary chapter on auditing covers how to audit database activity efficiently, improve security, address regulatory requirements, and automate compliance reporting.

Posted: 06 Sep 2011 | Published: 06 Sep 2011

WHITE PAPER: This paper provides technical guidance when deploying Oracle databases on VMware vSphere.

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 | Published: 24 Aug 2011

WHITE PAPER: This white paper discusses MarkLogic Server, a purpose-built database for unstructured information.

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 | Published: 03 Aug 2011

WHITE PAPER: In this white paper, Philip Howard reviews the current market for data integration platforms, paying particular attention to open source offerings from Talend.

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 | Published: 01 Aug 2011

EBOOK: View this E-Book to learn how the leading database solution can lower your costs of database management and dramatically simplify your overall IT software portfolio.

Posted: 14 Apr 2011 | Published: 14 Apr 2011

WHITE PAPER: Read this case study and discover how NZ Bus, through local Oracle Certified Partner Database Integrated Solutions, became the first organization in New Zealand and one of the first in Asia-Pacific to deploy Oracle Database 11g Release 2.

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 | Published: 16 Mar 2011

WHITE PAPER: Businesses today increasingly need to leverage a unified database platform to enable the deployment and consolidation of all applications onto one common infrastructure. Read on to learn the benefits of incorporating Oracle's Exadata based Database Machine into the IT infrastructure.

Posted: 20 Jan 2011 | Published: 20 Jan 2011

WHITE PAPER: This paper explains why it’s imperative for any Web-based organization to learn about the distributed caching technology and Oracle Coherence Data Grid technology to combat the increasing demand on the database.

Posted: 20 Dec 2010 | Published: 20 Dec 2010

WHITE PAPER: How can IT organizations reduce complexity, address the problems caused by inconsistent data and enhance integration of IT resources across the enterprise? One solution that is being tried more and more frequently by innovative IT departments is to standardize on a single database platform.

Posted: 08 Dec 2010 | Published: 08 Dec 2010

TECHNICAL ARTICLE: This article explores ways in which small and mid-sized businesses can improve the performance of their databases - and their businesses - by upgrading to SQL Server 2008.

Posted: 20 Nov 2009 | Published: 20 Nov 2009

EDITORIAL RESOURCE GUIDE: Read this expert E-Guide from Dell to learn key concepts that will help you architect your next SQL Server installation.

Posted: 09 Oct 2009 | Published: 09 Oct 2009