Database Design Reports

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

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: 09 Jan 2012

TRIAL SOFTWARE: IBM Data Studio provides an integrated, modular environment for productive administration of DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows, and collaborative database development tools for DB2, Informix, Oracle, and Sybase. View this page to get an overview of its components and download a trial of Data Studio with a free database, DB2 Express-C.

Posted: 20 Dec 2011 | Premiered: 20 Dec 2011

WEBCAST: This webcast discusses Oracle's latest database release and how to successfully integrate Cisco Unified Computing System with your Oracle environment.

Posted: 21 Nov 2011 | Premiered: Nov 21, 2011

WEBCAST: Due to PL/SQL and a range of other compatibilty features, Oracle applications are much more easily enabled for DB2.  Use this short webcast to get level-set on terms.  Part of a series, this short webcast replay is an overview of DB2 terms and terminology for those most familiar with the Oracle environment.

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 | Premiered: Aug 30, 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

SOFTWARE DOWNLOAD: IBM Migration Toolkit for DB2 - The IBM Migration Toolkit is an easy-to-use tool that allows you to migrate your data from a wide variety of source databases to either DB2 or Informix, regardless of platform. This website has many resources to get you started including a demo, articles and toolkit downloads.

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 | Premiered: 30 Aug 2011

RESOURCE CENTER: Leverage the IBM DB2 product’s out-of-the-box support for SQL and PL/SQL to enable many Oracle applications to execute against DB2 software virtually unchanged. Get an overview of its PL/SQL compatibility features. Whether you want to switch to DB2 or extend your DBMS vendor support, now is your time.

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 | Published: 30 Aug 2011

RESOURCE CENTER: Extend your skills to DB2 anytime - This new online workshop leverages existngPL/SQL and other database experience to DB2 in a way that is fast and easy.  Now with an online learning option, you can extend your professional skills an hour at the time as it fits with your schedule.

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 | Published: 30 Aug 2011

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

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 | Published: 24 Aug 2011

ESSENTIAL GUIDE: This guide examines SharePoint replication as a potential solution to challenges organizations face when using SharePoint as a communication tool for geographically-disparate work sites.

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 | Published: 02 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

EGUIDE: When developing and deploying a database, organizations should never rely solely on their developers to provide security. This expert e-guide offers tips for writing secure SQL database code to ensure you build appropriate security controls for the specific features and functionality you need.

Posted: 26 May 2011 | Published: 26 May 2011

WHITE PAPER: Cloud Computing is an emerging market, and there exist an increasing number of companies that are implementing the cloud model, products and services. Read this white paper to find out more about this exciting new technology.

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 | Published: 20 Apr 2011

DATA SHEET: Learn about this optimized package of software, servers and storage that can support OLTP, DW or mixed application workloads and creates consolidation economies of scale in the data center.

Posted: 15 Apr 2011 | Published: 15 Apr 2011

EBOOK: This guide serves to show you how DBAs can solve some of the complex challenges associated with your changing databases, while optimizing database operations and ensuring business continuity.

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 | Published: 18 Mar 2011

VIDEO: An overview of DB2 pureScale and its benefits.

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 | Premiered: 18 Mar 2011

VIDEO: DB2 automates many routine database administration tasks like database configuration, storage allocation, and memory management. Self-optimizing features automatically react to changes in workloads to adjust memory and optimize system performance. Watch this flash demo to learn why some are referring to DB2 as smarter database software.

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 | Premiered: 18 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

TECHNICAL ARTICLE: This is a developerWorks article. This article summarizes the new pureXML capabilities, explains how they can be used, and discusses sample application scenarios.

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

EBOOK: This informative e-book describes proven strategies for lowering the costs associated with database administration, database development, database systems, and data storage. This e-book also discusses the new breakthrough features that make it easier than ever for you to move to DB2.

Posted: 17 Mar 2011 | Published: 17 Mar 2011

VIDEO: HP Pelzer discusses the benefits of DB2 Optimized for SAP.

Posted: 17 Mar 2011 | Premiered: 17 Mar 2011

ANALYST REPORT: This report uses a comprehensive methodology to bring third-party, objective ROI analysis to organizations considering the use of Informix. The conclusion? IBM Informix delivers high performance and cost efficiency, including administration efficiency, reduced downtime, improved server utilization, and reduced support costs. 

Posted: 17 Mar 2011 | Published: 17 Mar 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