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Database Management & Programming News, Articles & Tutorials for Database Administrators
Modifying a Primary Key Index in Oracle 11.2.0.x 05/08/2014
Some business decisions may need to be redone, like making a non-unique primary key index unique. In Oracle 12c it's a simple task, but in Oracle 11.2. and earlier it's a bit more involved but still possible. Read on to see how this can be done.
Restricting IO Using SQL Server 2014 Resource Governor 05/05/2014
With the introduction of SQL Server 2014 the Microsoft team has enhanced the Resource Governor to now cover I/O. With this new version you are now able to throttle your I/O intensive processes, should you need to. Greg Larsen shows you how to setup Resource Governor to limit the resources for those large I/O operations.
Microsoft Azure SQL Database Security - Authentication, Authorization, and Encryption 05/01/2014
Continuing the overview of securing Microsoft Azure-based SQL Database deployments, we will now explore authentication and authorization, as well as data integrity and confidentiality.
Oracle Database: Where’s My Space? 04/28/2014
Your developer has deleted a ton of data to help you free up space in the OS. Right? Wrong. Find out how to get all that free space in a table reflected all the way out to the operating system.
Getting Started with Microsoft Power BI for Office 365 04/21/2014
Power BI is familiar, intuitive, cloud based self-service BI (Business Intelligence) solution for all your data needs in your very own Excel. It includes different tools for data discovery, analysis and visualization. Furthermore, Power BI integrates with Office 365 to share, collaborate and much more.
Big Data Quality Metrics 04/17/2014
Big data applications and their associated proprietary, high-performance data stores arrived on the scene a few years ago. With promises of incredibly fast queries, many IT shops implemented one or more of these combination hardware and software suites. However, few IT enterprises have implemented metrics that clearly measure the benefits of these systems. The expected monetary gains from big data applications have not yet materialized for many companies, due to inflated expectations. The solution: Measure resource usage, and use these measurements to develop quality metrics.
[VIDEO] Where Are Database Threats Today? 04/28/2014
Amichai Shulman, CTO of Imperva, explains why SQL injection is not a database threat and discusses the current state of Oracle database patching.
Microsoft Gives Details on Its Analytics Platform System 04/26/2014
By combining SQL Server and Hadoop, Microsoft is positioning APS as an affordable gateway to big data analytics for enterprises.
Microsoft SQL Server 2014: The Ambient Intelligence Database 04/18/2014
Eyeing the Internet of things, the software giant touts the high-performance innovations that the newest version of SQL Server has to offer enterprises.
Tesora Updates DBaaS Platform, Focuses on OpenStack Icehouse 04/17/2014
Tesora updated its database virtualization engine to provide better performance from its Trove-based database as a service (DBaaS).
MongoDB 2.6 Improves Open-Source Database Performance 04/08/2014
Index Intersection, text search and performance gains land in MongoDB 2.6 release
Percona Aims at MySQL Leadership by Hosting Conference 04/04/2014
After taking over from O'Reilly Media, Percona is positioning itself as an industry thought leader by owning the MySQL event.
Delphix Updates Its Stand-Alone Data Virtualization Product 04/01/2014
NEWS ANALYSIS: Delphix stands alone as a data virtualizer and as a result is owning a new sector that more and more large enterprises are discovering.
6 Steps for Fighting SQL Injection 03/25/2014
Database usage is on the rise, as well as the applications that interconnect databases, meaning that SQL injection should still be a top concern for IT security pros.
Trustwave Taking Aim at Database Security 03/03/2014
A Trustwave security researcher details database security issues and defensive techniques.
Cloud Database Startup NuoDB Gets $14.2 Million Investment 02/28/2014
NuoDB is a single, logical database that can be deployed via the cloud in multiple locations simultaneously.
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