Database Administrators Research
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Building the business case for data warehousing appliances
Sponsored by: TechTarget Data ManagementThis expert e-guide outlines the specs and details of data warehousing appliance technology that can make hardware and software bundles a perfect fit for your organization. Also learn how to decide if investing in an appliance is the right move for your organization by demonstrating if it is a more suitable choice than traditional DW software.
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Understanding Oracle business intelligence and analytics
Sponsored by: ParAccelIn this SearchOracle.com expert e-guide, read a Q&A that dives into the topics covered at the annual summit held this January by the business intelligence (BI) special interest group within the Independent Oracle Users Group (IOUG), including advanced Oracle analytics, connectors to Hadoop, the R statistical programming language, and big data.
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What's New in Toad for Oracle v11.6
Sponsored by: Dell SoftwareWatch this video to find out why Toad for Oracle is the best solution for database professionals. Find out more about how it combines the functionality available with specialized editions built for a job function. It also offers accured code development and a simpler approach to administration.
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Oracle Database: The Database of Choice for Deploying SAP Solutions
Sponsored by: Oracle Corporation UK LtdWith 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.
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Presentation Transcript: Unraveling the Data Warehouse Performance Traffic Jam
Sponsored by: TeradataToday's data warehouse architectures can be highly-complex, expensive to maintain and overburdened by the increasing demand for advanced analytical workloads. Review this presentation transcript to learn the importance of deploying database technology that can handle mixed, shifting, and high-concurrency workloads, and more.
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Big Data for Little Dollars
Sponsored by: Actian CorporationMost IT pros know that legacy architecture falls short when it comes to big data, but few know how to optimize it without incurring huge costs. Review this transcript to learn about an innovative database that can give you back control of your data without raising costs.
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E-Book: Forging a Scalable Database Strategy: Key Considerations and Expert Advice
Sponsored by: TechTarget Search SAPDatabase management is a growing challenge for most businesses today as data volumes continue to increase and business requirements evolve. This e-book provides database professionals with advice on how to examine and improve their database strategies and offer tips on how to ensure their strategies can adapt to accommodate business needs.
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IBM and Oracle TCO: The Lumpy Mattress
Sponsored by: IBMThis paper outlines Oracle's approach to overpricing one part of a database solution to compensate for another part, leading to a much higher total cost of ownership (TCO). Read this now to learn more about the evolution of TCO, Oracle's pricing strategy, IBM's pricing strategy and so much more.
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Oracle Solaris 11 Administrator's Cheat Sheet
Sponsored by: Oracle CorporationAccess this cheat sheet to find step-by-step instructions for installing and configuring Oracle Solaris 11.
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Successful Strategies For Business Process Integration
Sponsored by: Oracle CorporationBusiness processes and their effectiveness are what differentiate your company from your competitors. If you can successfully manage your processes you are able to increase efficiency, improve customer service, and deliver new products faster. Watch this webcast to learn how to put your best foot forward when it comes to BPM.
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Database Manageability and Productivity Cost Comparison Study: Oracle Database 11g Release 2 vs. Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Release 2
Sponsored by: Oracle CorporationReview 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.
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Comparison: IBM Netezza Data Warehouse Appliance vs. Oracle Exadata
Sponsored by: IBMThis white paper offers up a comprehensive comparison of the Oracle Exadata and IBM Netezza data warehouse appliance, helping you decide which is the better fit for your business. Read this now and learn how they stack up in terms of online transaction processing (OLTP), query performance, simplicity of operation, value and more.
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Top Five Reasons Why Customers Deploy Microsoft SQL Server on EMC VNX Unified Storage
Sponsored by: EMC CorporationTop five reasons why customers deploy Microsoft SQL Server on EMC VNX Unified Storage.
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Can the DBA Manage the Exadata Machine?
Sponsored by: OracleRead this expert article to learn what skills are needed to manage Exadata and how many employees it really takes to oversee the database package.
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The Top Three Upgrade Challenges Every EBS Manager Must Address
Sponsored by: Panaya, Inc.This white paper offers a four-step approach to overcoming the key challenges of an Oracle E-Business Suite R12 upgrade. According to 152 surveyed IT managers, the top issues they'd like to see addressed are: cost and effort estimation, cost justification and impact analysis.
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Cost/Benefit Case for IBM: Comparing Costs and Capabilities with Oracle Database 11g
Sponsored by: IBMThis 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).
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How to successfully modernize your BI system
Sponsored by: IBMBusiness intelligence (BI) has become more essential than ever before as organizations strive to stay one step ahead of competitors. Inside this expert resource, learn how IT leaders use emerging strategies for extracting meaningful information from growing stores of data with state-of-the-art BI systems.
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The basics of batch in Oracle environments
Sponsored by: Advent Global Solutions Inc.There are many different ways to manage batch jobs in Oracle depending on the technology. This tip guide from our editoiral team will teach readers the best practices for approaching batch-job processing.
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IBM DB2 Webcast Series for Oracle Professionals
Sponsored by: IBMDue 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.
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Comparing DBA Productivity: An Oracle/DB2 Task Complexity Analysis
Sponsored by: IBMComparing 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.
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IBM Migration Toolkit for DB2
Sponsored by: IBMIBM 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.
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IBM DB2 9.7: Run Oracle applications on DB2 9.7 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
Sponsored by: IBMLeverage 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.
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IBM DB2 Workshop for Oracle Professionals - online version
Sponsored by: IBMExtend 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.
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Essential Deployment Tips: Oracle Databases on VMware vSphere 4
Sponsored by: VMware, Inc.This paper provides technical guidance when deploying Oracle databases on VMware vSphere.
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Why IBM DB2 is easier to administer than Oracle
Sponsored by: IBMThis blog post discusses the current state of today's mixed infrastructures. Find out how two database offerings compare with respect to ease of use and learn how you can lower administration costs.
