SmartBiz IT Research Library

WHITE PAPER - You probably already know that some of the largest and most demanding companies trust Red Hat to drive the IT infrastructure behind their successful businesses. This whitepaper will list and discuss the top reasons you should choose Red Hat Enterprise Linux to power the demanding applications you rely on to run your company.
Posted: August 10, 2009 | Published: August 10, 2009


Topics:  Application Deployment | Application Performance Management | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Centers | Database Management | IT Infrastructure | Linux | Linux Documentation Project | Open Source | Operating Systems

WHITE PAPER - This paper explores the data explosion phenomenon and why column-oriented database systems are able to provide the boost that is needed to gain the performance edge. The paper contrasts row-oriented systems with column-oriented systems, and then elaborates on the benefits of the columnar approach.
Posted: August 6, 2009 | Published: July 1, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Process Management | Database Administration | Database Management | Database Performance Management | Databases | Performance Testing

WHITE PAPER - In planning storage solutions for Oracle database applications, Sun Storage 7000 Unified Storage Systems offer a range of performance and scalability options, and can be configured to meet specific application requirements for capacity, performance, and reliability.
Posted: August 4, 2009 | Published: January 23, 2009


Topics:  Database Administration | Database Management | Databases | Oracle (Product) | Storage Management | Storage Systems

WHITE PAPER - When the SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) was first introduced in SQL Server 2005, it received mixed reviews. With the launch of SQL Server 2008, Microsoft has succeeded in transforming the SSMS into a much more useful tool set. This whitepaper will list and discuss each of these improvements of SSMS 2008.
Posted: July 27, 2009 | Published: July 27, 2009


Topics:  Database Administration | Database Management | Database Performance Management Software | Debugging | Query Tools | Reporting Software | Server Management | Server Software | SQL | SQL Server

BOOK - Read the "Database Activity Monitoring (DAM)" chapter from "HOWTO Secure and Audit Oracle 10g and 11g" (CRC Press, 2009) and learn how to leverage DAM to prevent SQL injection attacks, monitor privileged users and track access to sensitive data.
Posted: July 6, 2009 | Published: July 6, 2009


Topics:  Compliance (Systems Operations) | Database Administrators | Database Management | Database Security | Oracle (Product) | SQL

IT BRIEFING - A researcher at The Data Warehousing Institute recently estimated that 80 percent of information available in an average enterprise is unstructured and unavailable from any standard database management system. What can you do about it? Enterprise search software incorporates unstructured documents into the same architecture as classic reports.
Posted: June 22, 2009 | Published: June 1, 2008


Topics:  Data Governance | Data Management | Data Warehouses | Database Administration | Database Management | Document Management | Enterprise Search Software

WHITE PAPER - How do Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server database platforms compare on reliability, scalability and cost when run under enterprise software? Download this white paper for details.
Posted: June 19, 2009 | Published: June 19, 2009


Topics:  Database Management | Database Performance Management | Oracle (Product) | Server Management | Server Software | Server Virtualization | SQL | SQL Server

CASE STUDY - One of the world's largest MMORPG publishers uses iovation to keep their games safe for their valued players, and the fraudsters out.
Posted: June 9, 2009 | Published: June 9, 2009


Topics:  Credit Cards | Database Management | Database Security | Device Control Software | Financial Services | Fraud Protection | Games and Entertainment Software | ROI

WHITE PAPER - This document is intended for executives evaluating the use of a horizontally scalable grid for database application deployment, as well as project managers, system engineers, integration specialists, and other technical staff looking to design, implement, and tune database applications in a grid computing environment.
Posted: June 5, 2009 | Published: October 1, 2008


Topics:  Cluster Management | Cluster Software | Clustering | Database Administration | Database Administrators | Database Architectures | Database Management | Database Managers | Database Performance Management | Databases | High Availability | Operating Systems | Oracle (Product)

WHITE PAPER - Performance optimization is a key ingredient in the struggle to stretch an invested IT dollar to its absolute limit. Read this whitepaper to learn about the 3-step 'prevent, find, fix' approach to handling performance optimization problems at any stage of the development lifecycle.
Posted: May 29, 2009 | Published: May 29, 2009


Topics:  Application Life-Cycle Management Software | Application Performance Management | Application Performance Management Software | Database Administration | Database Management | Database Performance Management | Database Performance Management Software | Java | Scalability Testing | SQL

WHITE PAPER - Microsoft is targeting close to zero downtime with SQL 2008 with availability and recovery features that only used to be available via third-party solutions. This white paper discusses the evolution of High-availability from SQL 2005 to SQL 2008, and the tools available to minimize downtime in the Enterprise.
Posted: May 26, 2009 | Published: May 1, 2009


Topics:  Data Mirroring | Database Administrators | Database Management | Database Performance Management | Databases | Disaster Recovery | High Availability | SQL | SQL Server

PRODUCT OVERVIEW - he Dell PowerEdge T610 server is a key data center building block for IT professionals seeking the highest level of performance. Read this article to learn more about the technical aspects of the Dell PowerEdge T610.
Posted: May 19, 2009 | Published: May 19, 2009


Topics:  Data Management | Database Management | Infrastructure Management | Midrange Server Hardware | Rack Servers | Server Management | SMBs

PRODUCT OVERVIEW - Read this overview to learn about the Dell Poweredge T610 Server. This server is a key data center building block for IT professionals seeking the highest level of performance, availability, and expandability in a 2-socket server.
Posted: May 19, 2009 | Published: May 19, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Data Management | Data Sheets | Database Architectures | Database Management | Rack Enclosures | Rack Servers | Server Hardware

TRIAL SOFTWARE - Database architects and administrators need to discover, document, and re-use data assets; reverse-engineer, analyze, and optimize existing databases; and design to comply with regulatory requirements and organizational standards.
Posted: May 14, 2009 | Published: May 14, 2009


Topics:  Data Integration | Data Modeling | Data Warehouse Architectures | Database Administration | Database Architectures | Database Management | Database Management Software | Enterprise Resource Management | Model Driven Architecture | Operational Support Systems | Regulatory Compliance

TRIAL SOFTWARE - Poor performing SQL code is costly in terms of dollars and customer satisfaction. Discovering performance bottlenecks once they're in production is costly.
Posted: May 14, 2009 | Published: May 14, 2009


Topics:  Application Performance Management | Application Performance Management Software | Data Management | Data Management Software | Database Management | Database Performance Management | Database Performance Management Software | Databases | Query Tools | SQL