Oracle Database Appliance – A DBA’s Perspective

Oracle Database Appliance – A DBA’s Perspective

Let’s Be Blunt… Anybody who tells you that you’re going to save money by reducing your DBA costs after implementing the Oracle Database Appliance (ODA) is a moron.  There… I said it. Is ODA faster to install and configure than a database server where you buy the...
How To Buy Oracle Software: Some Key Tips

How To Buy Oracle Software: Some Key Tips

The decision to buy Oracle software is often a very good one. Oracle offers robust products that can deliver the combination of power, scalability, availability, and flexibility that will benefit your organizations.  Choosing to buy Oracle is just the first step....
Oracle Database Appliance – What Is It and Why Should You Care?

Oracle Database Appliance – What Is It and Why Should You Care?

Oracle has announced the release of the Oracle Database Appliance.  It is a complete package of software, server, storage and network components that is designed as a single plug-and-go Oracle infrastructure. Aimed at the Small and Medium Sized Business market, this...
Oracle Database Consolidation: Are You Confused Yet?

Oracle Database Consolidation: Are You Confused Yet?

As the great philosopher, Yogi Berra, once said, “This is like déjà vu all over again”. Back in the early days of Oracle, everything sat on one “big” server – the applications and the databases.  Apparently this was bad.  We needed to move to Symmetric...
Microsoft SQL Server: Why Virtualize Your Database Infrastructure?

Microsoft SQL Server: Why Virtualize Your Database Infrastructure?

Have you been investigating the benefits of virtualizing your SQL Server environment?  Is the appeal of consolidating your SQL Server databases on fewer servers appealing but are you worried about the performance implications? We recommend you give serious thought to...
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