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RSS dbaWorth the Wait: Why SQL Server 2008 is Great
White Paper But how will it affect you as a working DBA and developer? In this paper, Kevin Kline examines SQL Server 2008 and picks his top 10 capabilities and features that relate specifically to you and your job as DBA and developer. [09 Jul 2008]
Top 10 Secrets for DBA Career Success
White Paper Over the years, Confio Software has had the opportunity to learn many tips from the hundreds of DBAs that it has worked with. These tips are based on its experiences tuning databases with its clients and working with them to most positively impact... [08 Jul 2008]
Confio Ignite Evaluation
White Paper Ignite allows the DBA to quickly find the components of response time and drill-in to locate and correct sub-optimal SQL statements. This Burleson Consulting document contains a brief, written, confidential evaluation of Confio Ignite and the... [08 Jul 2008]
Troubleshooting SQL 2005: Opening the Database Administrator's Toolbox
White Paper Many people jump straight to a Google search, or run to find the senior DBA who, most likely, has seen this problem before. There are many methods for troubleshooting databases. While these may provide some results, there's no better solution than... [30 Jun 2008]
Implementing Oracle 10g RAC With ASM on AIX
White Paper The choice of filesystems offers many features for the dba. Since the unit of storage allocation is a filesystem, and the filesystem is owned by the Oracle user, the DBA can allocate additional data files as needed. [30 Apr 2008]
Comparing SQL Server 2005 and IBM UDB DB2 8.2: Focus on Developer Productivity
White Paper This paper compares and contrasts SQL Server 2005 and DBA UDB 8.02 for the Microsoft Windows Platform with respect to features of interest to developers. The features discussed include both the database features and programming tools available on... [30 Apr 2008]
Electronic Arts Runs the Sims Online Game Faster and More Reliably, Saves $3.4 Million With Oracle Real Application Clusters on Linux
White Paper The result was EA could manage the Sims Online with a smaller number of database administrators (DBA) and other IT staff. Electronic Arts Inc. EA) is the world's largest independent developer and publisher of interactive entertainment software for... [04 Apr 2008]
SQL Server 2005 Management Tools Overview
White Paper SQL Server Enterprise Manager and Query Analyzer are combined to create a single unified tool that can be integrated with choice of source control, creating a more flexible and manageable solution for the system administrator and the DBA. [03 Apr 2008]
Management of SQL Server Virtualization
White Paper SQL Sentry Event Manager allows DBA's to more effectively manage these dynamic environments to ensure optimal performance. Virtualization is becoming the popular practice in many environments, allowing organizations of all sizes to utilize... [28 Mar 2008]
Upgrading From Oracle Database 9i to 10g: What to Expect From the Optimizer
White Paper One of the most daunting activities a DBA can therefore undertake is upgrading the database to a new version. Since its introduction in Oracle 7.0, people have been fascinated and intimidated by the Cost-Based Optimizer (CBO) and the statistics... [28 Mar 2008]
Extending Oracle SQL Developer
White Paper Whether one is a DBA or a database developer, one can add context menus in Oracle SQL Developer to execute a SQL statement or more-involved wizard-driven dialog boxes that step the user through a process. [28 Mar 2008]
MySQL Network Monitoring and Advisory Service: "Virtual MySQL DBA" Assistant for the DBA
White Paper For over ten years, the MySQL database server has been the heart of data-driven applications that serve a growing and intensely demanding customer base. The "M" in the LAMP stack (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP/Perl/Python), MySQL has been battle-tested... [03 Mar 2008]
Performance Diagnosis Demystified: Best Practices for Oracle Database 10g
White Paper Database performance diagnosis and tuning are an important part of any DBA's daily job to ensure their business meets availability and performance service level agreements. Database performance diagnosis and tuning is an important part DBA's role... [26 Feb 2008]
Children's Hospital Optimizes Oracle for Speedier Delivery of Patient Records
White Paper Using Confio Ignite� for Oracle, the DBA was able to isolate Cerner problem queries in the Oracle database and immediately improve service levels. Ignite enabled the DBA team to move from reactive and time consuming searches for the source of... [10 Feb 2008]
Solid Energy Lowers Risk, Frees IT Team to Focus on Strategic Work
White Paper An Oracle customer since 1996, Solid Energy has depended on Oracle for Database Administration (DBA) services for five years. An Oracle customer since 1996, Solid Energy has depended on Oracle for Database Administration (DBA) services for five years. [08 Feb 2008]
