Database Server Software White Papers

WHITE PAPER: Discover the new features and benefits of IBM DB2 Analytics Accelerator for z/OS version 4.1.

Posted: 24 Mar 2014 | Published: 31 Oct 2013

WHITE PAPER: This white paper describes the advantages of consolidating Microsoft SQL Server database application workloads to a virtualization environment, and introduces a server platform that can help you drive success.

Posted: 08 Nov 2013 | Published: 31 Jul 2012

WHITE PAPER: How can cloud computing help companies in the new world of big data? This expert handbook looks at some possible answers to this question.

Posted: 14 Oct 2013 | Published: 14 Oct 2013

WHITE PAPER: In this white paper, you will gain deeper insight into the four critical resource areas that impact database performance and reliability in a virtual machine.

Posted: 29 Aug 2013 | Published: 29 Aug 2013

WHITE PAPER: Looking for a storage platform that stands out amongst the most competitive approaches? Take a look at this short analyst report to learn about Oracle's ZFS unified storage platform. Check it out now to view the specs and key advantages.

Posted: 22 Aug 2013 | Published: 30 Apr 2013

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

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: 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: EMC Global Services’ Virtualizing Microsoft Applications Solution with VMware virtualization technology enables you to optimize your existing infrastructure and reduces the need to invest in additional hardware.

Posted: 17 May 2012 | Published: 17 May 2012

WHITE PAPER: This white paper examines how the versatile design of the Oracle SPARC SuperCluster T4-4 along with powerful, bundled virtualization capabilities makes it an ideal platform for  consolidating  enterprise servers and workloads and  deploying multi-tiered applications with Web, database, and application components.

Posted: 11 Apr 2012 | Published: 01 Feb 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 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: Existing approaches to data management prevent many businesses from harnessing the value of the huge volumes of data generated by today's Web-oriented, virtualized, real-time applications. Read this paper to learn how to meet increasing demands for immediate information with the modern data management products of the VMware vFabric platform.

Posted: 10 Feb 2012 | Published: 31 Dec 2011

WHITE PAPER: This study compares the performance and efficiency of several system configurations to determine which configuration is best for processing transactions.

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 | Published: 06 Jun 2011

WHITE PAPER: Designed for organizations that run online transaction processing (OLTP) applications on distributed systems, IBM® DB2® pureScale™ offers clustering technology that helps deliver high availability and exceptional scalability transparent to applications.

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 | Published: 30 Mar 2011

WHITE PAPER: This white paper provides an overview of the current data quality problem and describes how IBM® InfoSphere® Information Server for IBM System z® can become your foundation for data qualitty and make a big difference in helping you derive more value from the complex, heterogeneous information spread across your systems. 

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 | Published: 24 Mar 2011

WHITE PAPER: This paper explains how the synergy of DB2 and Power Systems can help businesses simplify deployment of Web applications, achieve cost-effective large-scale processing, construct a large-capacity messaging backbone and consolidate workloads-- all accelerating your time to value

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 | Published: 18 Mar 2011

WHITE PAPER: Read this paper to take a look at Informix 11.7 and you’ll discover unprecedented advantages. With the introduction of Informix Flexible Grid, it’s easy to perform routine maintenance and upgrades at all your geographic locations from a single site—and you can do it with zero downtime. Read on to learn more about the advantages of Informix 11.7.

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 | Published: 18 Mar 2011

WHITE PAPER: Can you actually save more money using Toad® rather than SQL Developer - a free product? The answer is “yes!” In this surprising Quest technical brief, learn how Toad’s revolutionary new features save you time and money while dramatically increasing your productivity. Read the technical brief today.

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 | Published: 08 Feb 2011

WHITE PAPER: This paper explains how Intel and IBM have been working for years to create systems that change the economics of x86 computing. One of the results of that collaboration is a platform for clustered, distributed systems that delivers unprecedented flexibility and scalability.

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 | Published: 23 Dec 2010

WHITE PAPER: Learn about the intelligent software in the Oracle Exadata Storage Server that accelerates database query processing by offloading database query processing to the storage layer.

Posted: 16 Dec 2010 | Published: 16 Dec 2010

WHITE PAPER: This guide provides best practice guidelines for deploying Oracle databases on VMware vSphere, including best practice tips for storage, networking and performance.

Posted: 14 Oct 2010 | Published: 14 Oct 2010

WHITE PAPER: This paper focuses on the SQL Server I/O subsystem and the role it plays in a SharePoint environment. The lessons learned in this paper will help IT Managers build more efficient and effective SharePoint environments on an SQL back-end.

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 | Published: 24 Aug 2010