Database Architectures White Papers

WHITE PAPER: Learn how a high-performance OLTP database can catapult your data center's operational efficiency.

Posted: 30 Sep 2013 | Published: 30 Sep 2013

WHITE PAPER: This valuable guide will walk IT and business leaders through the process of setting up a highly available Microsoft SQL Server 2012 environment using the shared infrastructure platform Dell PowerEdge VRTX.

Posted: 06 Sep 2013 | Published: 06 Sep 2013

WHITE PAPER: Access to mission-critical applications is more important than ever before. Fortunately, the latest version of SQL Server offers a whole host of availability enhancements that make this critical objective easier to meet. This white paper elaborates on these new capabilities and describes the key architectural components required to enable them.

Posted: 02 Aug 2013 | Published: 01 Feb 2013

WHITE PAPER: Many savvy organizations searching for the right out-of-the-box technology offerings are turning to Oracle in an effort to remain competitive. Access this informative resource to find an in-depth technical overview of the Oracle Exadata Database Machine and Exadata Storage Server.

Posted: 15 Jul 2013 | Published: 30 Apr 2011

WHITE PAPER: The purpose of this document is to present an overview on the kdb+ workflow and to understand the suitability of Isilon scale-out NAS platform as the storage platform of choice for these workflows.

Posted: 28 Jun 2013 | Published: 31 Jul 2012

WHITE PAPER: Explore this solution brief to learn about a rack server series that offers standalone and integrated hardware configurations for cost-effective, scalable hardware options for your SQL Servers. Learn more about the unique benefits this hardware can provide your Microsoft environment.

Posted: 24 Apr 2013 | Published: 24 Apr 2013

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

WHITE PAPER: Check out this paper and discover how to deploy MongoDB onto Red Hat Enterprise 6.2. In addition to a step-by-step process for deployment, you'll also learn how to take advantage of features of the underlying system, several deployment scenarios for high performance database read and writes, and gain an in-depth look at MongoDB.

Posted: 27 Aug 2012 | Published: 01 May 2012

WHITE PAPER: Read this white paper to learn the advantages of column-based databases, and see if it's right for your organization. Some of the key findings include how column-based databases perform faster and require less maintenance, while also performing better with analytic applications.

Posted: 09 Aug 2012 | Published: 09 Aug 2012

WHITE PAPER: This white paper describes an integrated architecture that can help you maintain high application availability in the event of a database failure. Obtain an in-depth overview of this technology and tips for successful implementation here.

Posted: 06 Jul 2012 | Published: 05 Jul 2012

WHITE PAPER: Read this white paper to learn how to save on IT resources while supporting new and existing business applications with Oracle Real Application Cluster (RAC)'s high availability and scalability.

Posted: 05 Jul 2012 | Published: 30 Nov 2010

WHITE PAPER: Review this informative analysis of Oracle Database 11g Advanced Compression. Find out how Oracle technology enabled one Fortune 500 company to save on storage costs, improve overall performance, reduce the size of disk consumption by 50% for structured data and 98% for unstructured data, and much more.

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 | Published: 25 Jun 2012

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

WHITE PAPER: Does a SQL Server database server virtualization initiative make sense for your growing business? Read this report to learn how virtualization impacted data center performance and total cost of ownership (TCO) in a test environment.

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 | Published: 31 Mar 2012

WHITE PAPER: This paper explains how modeling information architecture (IA) can help reduce the costs associated with data management. Read this now and learn about the benefits of implementing IA and how Sybase's option offers modeling support for database design and enterprise architecture.  

Posted: 16 Apr 2012 | Published: 16 Apr 2012

WHITE PAPER: Read this white paper to gain a detailed understanding of how Cisco and Oracle have collaborated to deliver integrated, enterprise-class NoSQL solutions that offer exceptional agility, availability, scalability and manageability. Learn how it provides the infrastructure for the quick deployment of scalable and effective big-data solutions.

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 | Published: 28 Feb 2012

WHITE PAPER: This report compares the costs and compression, automation, workload management, and optimization capabilities of DB2 Advanced Enterprise Server Edition (AESE) versus Oracle Database 11g. It also emphasizes the importance of performance management tooling as a means of lowering total cost of ownership (TCO).

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 | Published: 31 Jan 2012

WHITE PAPER: This research report details the most recent versions and developments surrounding Sybase IQ and offers key findings for which prospective users should be aware. It also delves into the details of its latest release, version 15.4, including its architecture, query performance, indexes, in-database analytics and more.

Posted: 14 Feb 2012 | Published: 14 Feb 2012

WHITE PAPER: This white paper challenges the x86 processor trend, demonstrating that modern mainframe technology represents a scale-up option to the current racks filled with blades. It looks at the way organizations can benefit in terms of improved agility, increased reliability and cost savings by consolidating Oracle databases onto IBM’s zEnterprise.

Posted: 14 Feb 2012 | Published: 14 Feb 2012

WHITE PAPER: This white paper helps you manage more data in a cost-effective way. With data volumes tripling every two years, Oracle advanced compression delivers compression rates of 2 to 4 times across all types of data and applications.  Read this to learn more about how it can help you reduce the disk space and costs of managing large data volumes.

Posted: 12 Dec 2011 | Published: 12 Dec 2011

WHITE PAPER: Read this paper to discover powerful, self-service business intelligence (BI) that helps you locate, evaluate, and use your crucial business information while minimizing the operational cost.

Posted: 22 Nov 2011 | Published: 22 Nov 2011

WHITE PAPER: This white paper challenges several assumptions about scale-out architectures and explains how consolidation and virtualisation can help you regain control over your infrastructure.

Posted: 09 Nov 2011 | Published: 09 Nov 2011

WHITE PAPER: This white paper explores how Data Mart consolidation is an effective tool for saving money when dealing with large volumes of data.

Posted: 12 Sep 2011 | Published: 12 Sep 2011

WHITE PAPER: Comparing DBA Productivity: An Oracle / DB2 Task Complexity Analysis - A must read, this study dives into six  common DBA administration task areas, showing quantitatively that DB2 offers simpler administration  and helps achieve time savings as compared to Oracle Database.

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 | Published: 30 Aug 2011

WHITE PAPER: Access this paper and learn how you can reduce overhead and reduce response times for web applications, particularly for social networking, big data, and other scale-out applications.

Posted: 05 Aug 2011 | Published: 03 Aug 2011