Database Performance Management

EGUIDE: When it comes to SQL Server virtualization, there are a few pitfalls lurking among the undeniable benefits, including hardware considerations specific to a virtualized SQL environment. Read this e-guide to learn expert tips for ensuring a successful SQL Server virtualization initiative. 

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 | Published: 09 Feb 2012

EGUIDE: Read this expert e-guide to discover the hottest in high-performance SQL Server hardware, including a new breed of technologies that can provide multiprocessor power to SQL Server on multiple hosts. Find tips and best practices for choosing server hardware for both virtual and non-virtual SQL environments.

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 | Published: 09 Feb 2012

WHITE PAPER: Database-as-a-Service (DaaS) applications allow companies to host their databases in the cloud as a cost-effective way to manage their data. This brief white paper outlines CA Erwin Data Modeling's role in cloud computing, including its benefits.

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 | Published: 08 Feb 2012

WHITE PAPER: End-user requirements for reliable, high-performance applications have left SMBs searching for ways to further leverage their virtualized environments. Read this white paper to find out why SMBs are deploying Windows Server 2008 R2, why SMBs will move to Windows Server 8, and how best to configure your infrastructure to optimize this technology.

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 | Published: 07 Feb 2012

WHITE PAPER: Optimizing SQL Server performance can be a daunting task, especially for an increasing number of reluctant DBAs faced with managing their organization’s SQL Server databases, despite little training. This white paper provides a high-level overview of core SQL Server performance concepts and an overview of essential SQL Server performance tools.

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 | Published: 02 Feb 2012

WHITE PAPER: While databases contain an organisation’s most important information, they are often times the least protected.  In this paper, discover how McAfee can help organisations secure mission-critical data stored in databases, while streamlining compliance and maintaining optimum database performance.

Posted: 01 Feb 2012 | Published: 01 Feb 2012

WHITE PAPER: Read this white paper to learn why the Oracle Database Appliance is ideal for customers who value simplicity and who seek to avoid the complexity, costs, and risks in deploying a highly available database solution.

Posted: 01 Feb 2012 | Published: 01 Feb 2012

VIDEOCAST: What this videocast for information about one of Oracle's newest products - Oracle Database Appliance. It's designed to promote ease of use for small to mid-sized businesses as well as large organizations with a focus on simplicity, reliability, and affordability.

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 | Premiered: 25 Jan 2012

VIDEO: This brief video provides an overview of the Oracle Database Appliance - a fully integrated, high availability database solution capable of supporting a wide range of in-house and packaged online transaction processing (OLTP) and data warehousing applications.

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 | Premiered: 25 Jan 2012

TRIAL SOFTWARE: Your Microsoft SQL Server databases keep growing, but your storage hardware – and budget – aren’t. Check out this free trial download of powerful, easy to use backup and recovery software that gets the maximum from your current hardware – and does it all under budget.

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 | Premiered: 18 Jan 2012

WHITE PAPER: Learn more about why the Oracle Database Appliance is an ideal database system for customers who value simplicity and who seek to lower the costs and the risks of deploying a highly available database solution.

Posted: 11 Jan 2012 | Published: 11 Jan 2012

WHITE PAPER: Read this research report to discover the results of comparison testing between two database management systems - Oracle Database Appliance and Microsoft SQL Server - in terms of the productivity and cost-efficiency differences.

Posted: 11 Jan 2012 | Published: 11 Jan 2012

WHITE PAPER: IT change and release volume is rising rapidly, driven by agile development, virtualization, cloud, and globalization. Access this resource to learn how automated change and release management tools can transform change management from a reactive, manual, resource- and time-intensive process to a proactive, streamlined, highly-automated process.

Posted: 05 Jan 2012 | Published: 05 Jan 2012

WHITE PAPER: Uncover how monitoring technology can equip network administrators with the vital insights needed to govern and ensure availability of servers and applications, whether managed locally or in the cloud.

Posted: 05 Jan 2012 | Published: 05 Jan 2012

WHITE PAPER: Learn how forward-thinking IT leaders are taking steps to automate database and middleware administration, yielding significant efficiency gains, cost savings, and improvements in security and time to market.

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 | Published: 04 Jan 2012

WHITE PAPER: Read this white paper for a performance review of Oracle databases on physical versus virtual servers.

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 | Published: 03 Jan 2012

WHITE PAPER: This survey explores the biggest issues and solutions around managing today's growing database environments.

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 | Published: 05 Dec 2011

WHITE PAPER: This white paper describes configuration considerations, best practices and performance results of TimesTen running on Exalogic.

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: This white paper details five steps an IT organizations can take to optimize their databases for improved response time to users.

Posted: 02 Nov 2011 | Published: 02 Nov 2011

EGUIDE: Check out this E-Guide for key considerations when drawing up a DR plan and to learn how the cloud can work into such a strategy. You'll also learn what types of organizations can most benefit from DR in the cloud. Read on to learn more.

Posted: 17 Oct 2011 | Published: 17 Oct 2011

EZINE: With all the excitement around new gadgets in the upcoming release of SQL Server, code-named Denali, it’s easy to forget how much Microsoft played up features in its current version. SQL Server Insider did some digging around in SQL Server 2008 R2 and found some hits, some misses and a whole lot of plans for the near future.

Posted: 14 Oct 2011 | Published: 14 Oct 2011

WHITE PAPER: This white paper contains a sampling of real business results that organizations around the world, in a variety of industries, have achieved by upgrading and standardizing on Oracle Database 11g.

Posted: 14 Oct 2011 | Published: 14 Oct 2011

WHITE PAPER: SQL Server performance management requires serious time, energy and patience! In this new white paper by Kevin Kline, discover detailed guidance on the issues you can relate to—from cache trashing to bad T-SQL that can return to haunt your applications.See how to maximize database scalability and efficiency with ease. Read the white paper today.

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 | Published: 03 Oct 2011

WHITE PAPER: This IDC Event Flash presents the highlights of the Oracle OpenWorld event held in Beijing on December 13-15, 2010. It explores the comparison to Apple that Oracle's integrated software/hardware, performance focus and higher price point are eliciting. The paper also discusses Oracle's role in the current and future market.

Posted: 29 Sep 2011 | Published: 29 Sep 2011