PODCAST:
In this podcast, learn how Apache Hive is impacting the Hadoop community. Discover Hive's components and capabilities, whether Hive is a viable substitute for the existing warehouse infrastructure, the limitations of this tool, and more.
EGUIDE:
MySQL, under Oracle's stewardship, has sometimes been viewed with suspicion and seen as an open source icon that has been co-opted. Learn how COO Alexander Culiniac and other experts a reconciling their positive experience with MySQL and the public's doubts about Oracle's intention with the database.
EBOOK:
Microsoft has worked to address the big issue of "big data," as companies are dealing with a constant influx of digital information. SQL Server is no exception, and Microsoft has given its enterprise database a big data makeover. This e-book takes a close look at SQL Server 2012 and finds out why some DBAs are flocking to it—and why others aren't.
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.
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.
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.
CASE STUDY:
This case study shows how one organization was able to implement a solution from Nimble Storage that allowed them to reduce the high costs of storage acquisition and management, minimize power consumption, and gain the ability to rapidly scale performance and capacity.
EZINE:
In this week's Computer Weekly, our latest buyer's guide looks at software testing and code quality, and examines how to test effectively when using agile development. We find out about the latest techniques to defeat SQL injection attacks. And we talk to financial services firms about the benefits of data analytics. Read the issue now.
WHITE PAPER:
This white paper highlights a solution that provides a 100 percent flash-based scale-out storage array that will help control the cost, deliver scalability and optimize efficiency of flash storage.
