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.
EGUIDE:
This two-part e-guide provides a high-level description of SAP HANA, including listing key features, major components, and available editions and trials. In part two, learn the steps to successfully install SAP HANA.
WHITE PAPER:
View this white paper to learn how Toad™ for Oracle can help you mine your trace files faster and more effectively. Learn why Oracle's native trace file tools are limited, and how Toad can fill in the gaps.
WHITE PAPER:
Deploying a failover cluster instance (FCI) architecture for your SQL Server database requires expensive shared storage for data files and backups. This resource introduces an alternative to storage area networks (SANs) that provides the availability benefit of an FCI – without the high price tag.
EGUIDE:
DBAs are usually concerned with backing up their databases, but they should spend more time focusing on database recovery as part of the backup process. Read this expert guide to learn how to cover all your DB recovery bases and how to back up data more efficiently.
ANALYST REPORT:
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.
INFORMATION CENTER:
This 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.
WHITE PAPER:
This paper examines storage obstacles that DBAs are dealing with today, and why workarounds that attempt to solve the problem only defer them and don't attack the root cause. View now to learn about Oracle's co-engineered combination of the database, OS, file system, and storage can conquer these database storage problems.
EGUIDE:
"Database management" may sound like one responsibility to the uninitiated, but those who are more familiar know it's just an umbrella term. Read on to explore six duties that are the building blocks of effective SQL Server administration.
EGUIDE:
Consult this expert e-guide to help determine if you should upgrade to an existing SQL Server instance to 2012 or implement a new instance. It outlines step-by-step instructions for what you need to know in order to prepare for SQL server 2012.
