SearchOracle: Oracle news and trends

Analyzing an index after rebuild

Ian Abramson, Director, Enterprise Data Group, Thoughtcorp(ian@abramson.ca — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EDT

A SearchOracle.com member asks, "I just rebuilt an index with 35 million rows in it. Do I have to analyze the index after rebuild?"

Breaking down the contenders in the SQL database market

SearchOracle.com(editor@searchoracle.com) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EDT

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.

Coca-Cola Bottling swaps out Oracle for DB2

Ed Scannell, Site Editor(editor@searchoracle.com — Mon, 5 Oct 2009 23:00:00 EDT

Spurred by a deal that would include DB2 in with its SAP licenses, Coca-Cola Bottling Co. decided Big Blue was better than Big Red, performing an Oracle to DB2 migration.

Database security strategies need to grow up in 2010

Mark Brunelli, Contributor(editor@searchoracle.com — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Database security strategies need to be revamped and reinforced to defend against increasingly sophisticated attacks on data stores, according to experts.

Diving deeper into the SQL database features

SearchOracle.com(editor@searchoracle.com) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EDT

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.

EnterpriseDB offers Oracle database users a 'bailout program'

Ed Scannell, Site Editor(editor@searchoracle.com — Mon, 3 Aug 2009 23:00:00 EDT

Reacting to Oracle's database price hikes, an open source database vendor unveils a migration program to keep costs down.

Gartner: Informatica, IBM top data integration market, challenged by upstarts

Jeff Kelly, News Editor(editor@searchoracle.com — Mon, 7 Dec 2009 00:00:00 EDT

The data integration market continued to grow last year as vendors turned to supporting multiple data integration styles in response to customer demands.

Has Oracle's BI strategy become smarter with Hyperion?

SearchOracle.com(editor@searchoracle.com) — Wed, 2 Sep 2009 23:00:00 EDT

Has Oracle's BI strategy been bolstered by the Hyperion CPM software acquisition? Get Forrester's Boris Evelson's take in this podcast.

How to create Datafiles in a Data Guard (10g) environment

Rama Balaji(editor@searchoracle.com — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EDT

OCP Rama Balaji explains how to create datafiiles in a Data Guard (10g) environment. She came across this Data Guard situation lately where a datafile was added to the primary database, but failed during creation on the standby.

How to determine your SQL database through needs analysis

SearchOracle.com(editor@searchoracle.com) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EDT

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.

How to land your dream Oracle DBA job

Don Burleson, Contributor(editor@searchoracle.com — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EDT

Despite the recession, companies are willing to pay top dollar for qualified Oracle professionals. Don Burleson offers guidance on nabbing the dream Oracle DBA job.

In the Oracle vs. SAP life sciences battle, Oracle gains a healthy lead

Ed Scannell, Site Editor(editor@searchoracle.com — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 23:00:00 EDT

With an aggressive acquisitions strategy, Oracle is outpacing SAP in the life sciences market.

Oracle DBA salaries on the rise

Ed Scannell, Site Editor(editor@searchoracle.com — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 23:00:00 EDT

Despite the past year's economic turbulence, compensation for Oracle DBAs rose, but so did the workload.

Oracle Openworld 2009: Here's what to expect

SearchOracle.com(editor@searchoracle.com) — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 23:00:00 EDT

IOUG President Ian Abramson discusses what to expect at Oracle OpenWorld 2009, including information on hot topics like Oracle 11g R2, Oracle Middleware 11g, and the Sun acquisition.

Oracle acquires data quality management software maker Silver Creek

Ed Scannell and Jeff Kelly, Site Editor and News Editor(editor@searchoracle.com — Wed, 6 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EDT

By acquiring Silver Creek's data quality management software, Oracle fills a gaping hole in its data quality portfolio and takes a step toward offering a data quality stack solution.

Oracle buys SOA management company AmberPoint

Ed Scannell, Site Editor(editor@searchoracle.com — Mon, 8 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EDT

Hoping to strengthen the SOA capabilities of its Fusion Middleware 11g line, Oracle has purchased AmberPoint, specialists in SOA management.

Oracle gains the EC?s approval to acquire Sun

Ed Scannell, Site Editor(editor@searchoracle.com — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EDT

After three months of intense investigations, the European Commission gave its unconditional approval to Oracle?s proposed acquisition of Sun, opening up a new chapter in the company?s history.

Oracle gets the green light from the DOJ for Sun acquisition

Ed Scannell, Site Editor(editor@searchoracle.com — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 23:00:00 EDT

Oracle has received clearance from the Department of Justice to move forward with its acquisition of Sun Microsystems.

Oracle lays out its vision for a Sunny future

Ed Scannell, Site Editor(editor@searchoracle.com — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EDT

Oracle and Sun executives laid out their product plans focused on integrated hardware-software stacks and selling to and servicing large customers.

Oracle pledges to continue Sun?s open source storage and tape products

SearchOracle.com(editor@searchoracle.com) — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EDT

Following European Union approval of its $7.4 billion deal to buy the company, Oracle says it intends to continue selling Sun?s enterprise data storage hardware.

Oracle sues third-party support provider Rimini Street for intellectual property theft

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EDT

Oracle is suing Rimini Street, claiming the third-party support provider has engaged in ?massive theft of Oracle's software."

Oracle takes the measure of smart metering technology

Ed Scannell, Site Editor(editor@searchoracle.com — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EDT

Oracle?s recent survey shows that smart metering technology would encourage many water utility managers to conserve, perhaps edging the company toward a new market opportunity.

Oracle transportation management software aims to improve supply chains, risk compliance

Ed Scannell, Site Editor(editor@searchoracle.com — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EDT

Oracle has delivered new Oracle transportation management software designed to help IT shops in the transportation industry better manage supply chains and risk compliance from a single platform.

Oracle vs. SAP for retail: Who has the edge?

Courtney Bjorlin, News Editor(editor@searchoracle.com — Tue, 4 Aug 2009 23:00:00 EDT

SAP and Oracle continue to duke it out for the top spot in retail software, but both are fighting off best-of-breed competitors by touting the message that integration is critical.

Oracle's Ellison sees success in Java-based middleware

SearchOracle.com(editor@searchoracle.com) — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EDT

CEO Ellison says success capitalizing on Java will hinge on overall success in middleware. Early take: Oracle will now feature both enterprise and lightweight middleware lines.

Oracle's pledges to support Sparc, Solaris

SearchOracle.com(editor@searchoracle.com) — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EDT

Oracle has pledged continued investment in Sparc and Solaris, though the company's x86 plans remain a concern.

Oracle, SAP and IBM top Forrester's corporate performance management rankings

Jeff Kelly, News Editor(editor@searchoracle.com — Tue, 1 Dec 2009 00:00:00 EDT

The corporate performance management market is thriving despite, or perhaps because of, the down economy, according to Forrester Research, with Oracle leading the pack.

Oracle, Sun roll out Exadata Database Machine Version 2 for OLTP

Ed Scannell, Site Editor(editor@searchoracle.com — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 23:00:00 EDT

Oracle and Sun unveil first jointly developed product aimed at high-speed online transaction processing and data warehousing

Oracle-Sun combo sparks VAR anxiety

SearchOracle.com(editor@searchoracle.com) — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EDT

Oracle will take Sun's biggest 4,000 accounts direct, claiming customers want hardware, software and support from one vendor.

Oracle-Sun competitors believe they can ?stack? up

Wed, 3 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EDT

Oracle?s integrated stack strategy failed to impress Oracle-Sun competitors IBM and SAP. Both believe it is an approach users will not go for.

Oracle-Sun virtualization plans come into focus

SearchOracle.com(editor@searchoracle.com) — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EDT

Oracle-Sun Microsystems executives discussed the future of Oracle VM, Sun VirtualBox and other virtualization products.

Part 3: The final ERP transition: Crossing the finish line successfully

Carol Francum, Contributor(editor@searchoracle.com — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Complete your ERP project successfully with these tips for your final ERP transition. In this final installment of our ERP project series, learn how to do a user acceptance test and conduct a stakeholder review.

SAP poaches longtime Oracle CPM software customer

Jeff Kelly, News Editor(editor@searchoracle.com — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 00:00:00 EDT

After 15 years, CKE Restaurants dumped Oracle Hyperion CPM software in favor of SAP BusinessObjects' Planning and Consolidation, just the latest in the CPM battle between the two.

SAP, Microsoft align against Oracle in business software market

Ed Scannell and Jeff Kelly, Site Editor and News Editor(editor@searchoracle.com — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EDT

SAP enlists Microsoft's help in competing against their common rival, Oracle, in the business software market by having Microsoft support its Business Objects Planning and Consolidation application.

Scaling an Oracle database: What is the best strategy for you?

Don Burleson, Contributor(editor@searchoracle.com — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 23:00:00 EDT

With the amount of data companies have to manage increasing, scaling an Oracle database is an inevitability. Here is a look at some proven database scalability strategies.

Software license audits more difficult thanks to virtualization, multi-plexing

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EDT

Software license audits are up in the downturn, as vendors look for revenue lost through waning new license sales.

The MySQL open source database in the enterprise

SearchOracle.com(editor@searchoracle.com) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EDT

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.

The Top 10 Eye on Oracle blog posts of 2009

Shayna Garlick, Assistant Editor(editor@searchoracle.com — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Read SearchOracle.com?s picks for the Top 10 Eye on Oracle blog posts of 2009, including news and analysis on the Oracle-Sun deal, Fusion Middleware 11g, Oracle 11g R2, Oracle?s cloud computing strategy and more.

The Top 9 Oracle stories for 2009

Ed Scannell, Site Editor(editor@searchoracle.com — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Read these top 9 Oracle stories of 2009 to learn about Oracle?s tumultuous year, which included the usual major product deliveries and delays, controversial comments by Larry Ellison, and oh yes, the acquisition of Sun Microsystems.

The future of Oracle and Sun

SearchOracle.com(editor@searchoracle.com) — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EDT

With the EC giving the Oracle/Sun deal a stamp of approval, it?s time to see what?s in store for the future of Oracle and Sun as we learn plans for Sun?s server hardware, virtualization technology, MySQL database and more.

The top Oracle advice from the experts in 2009

Shayna Garlick, Assistant Editor(editor@searchoracle.com — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Read this year?s Top 10 list of Oracle advice on Oracle security, licensing, databases and more from the SearchOracle.com experts.

Timeline: Following the Oracle-European Commission trail

Ed Scannell, Site Editor(editor@searchoracle.com — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EDT

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.

Understanding different Oracle development license strategies

Scott D. Rosenberg, CEO & Founder, Miro Consulting(editor@searchoracle.com — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 23:00:00 EDT

Oracle licensing expert Scott Rosenberg explains how to plan your Oracle development license strategies, such as how to use the OTN development license, in this expert tip.

Will Oracle support Sun?s OpenOffice desktop application suite?

Ed Scannell, Site Editor(editor@searchoracle.com — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EDT

With the Oracle-Sun deal finally approved, will Oracle support Sun?s OpenOffice desktop application suite? One analyst report advises users to hold off until Oracle makes its decision.