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The MySQL open source database in the enterprise

Shayna Garlick — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:48:49 EST

The MySQL open source database is not a head-to-head competitor with the SQL database offerings of Oracle, IBM and Microsoft, but many have discovered its hidden advantages.

Diving deeper into the SQL database features

Shayna Garlick — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:48:49 EST

There are dozens of SQL database features for Oracle, IBM and Microsoft that have advantages and disadvantages that must be sorted through. This guide should help.

How to determine your SQL database through needs analysis

Shayna Garlick — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:48:49 EST

Finding the best SQL database for your company can be a long-drawn-out process that should not be taken lightly. The journey starts with a single step: a thorough 'needs analysis.

Breaking down the contenders in the SQL database market

Shayna Garlick — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:48:49 EST

In this chapter we take a look at the relative strengths and weaknesses in the SQL database offerings of The Big Three in the SQL database market: Oracle, IBM and Microsoft.

Timeline: Following the Oracle-European Commission trail

Shayna Garlick — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:48:07 EST

Follow all the major developments in the European Commission's investigation of Oracle's proposed acquisition of Sun Microsystems with this timeline of the Oracle-Sun deal.

What managers should consider when starting a database scaling project

Shayna Garlick — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:20:57 EST

Learn about database scaling from Oracle consultant Don Burleson, who discusses the goals, costs and challenges of scaling an Oracle database in this podcast.

Part 2: Maintaining your place in the race -- ERP project management

Shayna Garlick — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:40:00 EST

Get tips on ERP project management for an R12 implementation, including ERP organization and staffing, in this second installment of a three-part series on ERP project success.

Guide to Oracle virtualization licensing and support

Shayna Garlick — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:19:31 EST

In this guide, learn about Oracle virtualization licensing and support policies and how Oracle licensing and support for virtualization stacks up against its competition.

Oracle virtualization introduction guide

Shayna Garlick — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:19:31 EST

This introductory guide to Oracle virtualization is designed to help you define and understand the basics of Oracle virtualization including Oracle's VM.

Guide to Oracle's virtualization strategy

Shayna Garlick — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:19:31 EST

This guide to Oracle virtualization strategy covers how Oracle VM fits into the virtualization market, and Oracle's recent acquisition of Virtual Iron.