Rdbms
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Merged Sun-MySQL to be 'more attractive'
News Industry watchers say MySQL buy fits Sun's software and services divisions, but one analyst says it is too early to predict impact on Asia.
Tags: Databases, Operating systems, Open source, Mergers
Open source shapes up as rival to Oracle
News Software maker's stronghold in databases likely to come under threat from open-source competitors, IDC and Gartner predict.
Tags: Data warehousing/business intelligence, Database management, Business applications, Databases, Open source
Changepoint 8.0 turns the IT department into a service business
Insight Changepoint wants to change the way IT managers think about the role IT plays in the organization.
Consider alternatives to RDBMS
Techguide Applications are far too complex to force into the inherent limits of the relational database management systems model. Justin James encourages developers to explore their options.
Tags: Databases, Database management, Software engineering/development, RDBMS, database management system, Tool, Storage, Developer, Justin James, Programming
Microsoft details changes to SQL Data Services
News The company's development team reveals more details of the fully hosted service option for SQL Data Services, first announced last month.
Tags: Data services, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft SQL Server, RDBMS, Database, SQL, database system, SDS, program manager, Microsoft Visual Studio
Microsoft rolls out SQL Azure Database preview
News Database component of Microsoft's cloud platform is now available as a free trial until the service goes fully live in November.
Tags: Business applications, Microsoft Windows, Cloud computing, Microsoft SQL Server, RDBMS, Database, SQL, Web Application, Community Technology Preview, Cloud computing
How to select a database
News The range of database platforms to choose from is enormous, and there's no one-size-fits-all solution. So what should you choose?
Rethinking the relational database
Insight perspectives It's time to revisit the conventional wisdom that the relational database is suitable for all data management tasks, says one industry observer.
Tags: Data Management, Storage software
Asia's market for data management software is growing
News IDC expects this market to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 10 percent to reach US$2 billion by 2009.
Tags: Software, Business applications, Databases
Open source shapes up as rival to Oracle
Techguide Software maker's stronghold in databases likely to come under threat from open-source competitors, IDC and Gartner predict.
Passing SQL to Oracle's Heterogeneous Services with DBMS_HS_PASS THROUGH
Techguide There are some functions that cannot be mapped from Oracle SQL to the remote database SQL. In those cases, you should consider passing SQL directly to the remote host. Learn how to use the DBMS_HS_PASS THROUGH "package" to pass SQL through to the remote database.
Tags: Database management
The IT manager's guide to the business strengths of Oracle
Insight Oracle is not your average RDBMS. It is a technology that can penetrate just about every aspect of your business. So, having some familiarity with Oracle is a necessary requirement for any IT manager, even if your company doesn't use it internally.
Probing into multi-dimensional data
Program Although the concept of multi-dimensional isn't new, people tend to misunderstand the capabilities, architecture and terminology surrounding multi-dimensional data analysis. Find out what are the key points to consider.
10 Perl modules Java developers should know
Techguide There are numerous CPAN modules designed to import Java classes into Perl scripts or access Java APIs like Swing, JDBC and JNI. Check out the 10 most important and useful modules.
Tags: Object-oriented programming, Java
Learn these 10 Perl modules
Techguide Numerous CPAN modules are designed to import Java classes into Perl scripts or access Java APIs like Swing, JDBC and JNI. These are the 10 most important and useful modules in this collection.
Tags: Programming languages, Java
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