(David Schrodel) The bad news about compliance for IT infrastructure is – wait, you already know the bad news. The good news is there are efficient ways to deal with compliance – ways that will send multiple benefits rippling through your organization. You’ll save money, become more efficient and
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FIX: Query performance may be slower if the query contains both a GROUP BY clause and a DISTINCT keyword on the same column
After you upgrade to Microsoft SQL Server 2000 from SQL Server 7.0, query performance may be slower if the query contains both a GROUP BY clause and a DISTINCT keyword on the same column. For example, a query that is similar to the following may perform slower after you upgrade to SQL Server 2000:
Java developers indifferent to open source Java
(Ingrid Marson) The majority of Java developers that Builder UK spoke to at the JavaOne conference on Tuesday were not concerned whether or not Sun made its implementation of Java available under an open source licence.
Why is Oracle really buying TimesTen?
(Philip Howard) You may have seen that Oracle is buying TimesTen. The question is why?
IBM issues fix for DB2 UDB flaw
(Edward Hurley) IBM plugged a security flaw in IBM’s DB2 Universal Database this week. (R)
Boost application development with Amazon Web Services, Part 1
(Eric Giguere) This tutorial provides an overview of Amazon Web Services (AWS). AWS exposes raw product information and key parts of Amazon.com technology to third-party developers for use in their applications. After describing how AWS works in general, the tutorial focuses on the main AWS service,
Protecting Microsoft SQL Server
Data Protection for SQL Servers: MS-SQL is used to power some of your most critical information applications. Complete protection of MS-SQL requires a high-availability solution as well as a disaster recovery plan. View this white paper to understand data protection strategies using Double-Take
Best Practice Approaches for Information Security in Mid-Size Businesses
This paper discusses best-practice approaches for information security in medium-size businesses and provides a framework to ensure proper investment decisions for protecting confidentiality, integrity and availability of electronic information. (R, pdf)
High Power on a Small Footprint
A whole new realm of network-based applications has opened up for the Intel IXP425 Network Processor. This was brought about by the port of a full-featured embedded SQL database in a real-time environment, creating a breakthrough network application solution. Carried out by S2 Security Corpora
Oracle Q4 Earnings Sweep the Boards
(Renee Ferguson) Oracle can thank much of its fourth-quarter 2005 success to increased sales across its entire product line, with database sales actually proving out a smaller increase than applications or middleware sales.