databases - News, Features, and Slideshows

• Where ‘silicon meets sandstone’: Sydney Uni’s transformation two years on

  Sydney University CIO, Mike Day, discusses how his technology group is helping deliver on the university’s four-year transformation plan.

• Macquarie Bank competing with 'the last app you used', says digital architect

  Macquarie Bank is competing with ‘the last application that you used on your mobile’ says its digital architect.

• IBM partners to make mainframes more mainstream

  IBM is looking to boost its mainframe business with a Linux push that includes new hardware, software and the founding of the Open Mainframe Project. The company is also contributing mainframe code to the open source community.

• Oracle's new 'PULA' license promises unlimited database use in perpetuity

  Oracle has come under considerable fire over the years for its restrictive license terms and aggressive audit program, but it appears at least some change is on the way.

• Amazon cuts cost of running Oracle's database in its cloud

  Amazon Web Services now lets companies run Oracle's database for about 3 cents per hour, while at the same time adding more options for enterprises that want to move high performance workloads to the cloud.

• 10 more do's and don'ts for faster SQL queries

  Everyone wants faster database queries, and both SQL developers and DBAs can turn to many time-tested methods to achieve that goal. Unfortunately, no single method is foolproof or ironclad. But even if there is no right answer to tuning every query, there are plenty of proven do's and don'ts to help light the way. While some are RDBMS-specific, most of these tips apply to any relational database.

• Virtualizing Oracle software: Don't pay for what you don't need

  Squeezing software cost savings from virtualization projects is tricky for lots of reasons, but can be particularly challenging when it comes to Oracle databases. Here's why, and some tips to help.

• In-memory technologies move databases to real time

  Last week, application-performance monitoring service provider New Relic launched an offering that allows customers to mine its operational data for business intelligence.

• In-memory technologies move databases to real time

  Last week, application-performance monitoring service provider New Relic launched an offering that allows customers to mine its operational data for business intelligence.

• SAP's Q2: The hot topics

  SAP is set to release its second-quarter results on Thursday, and as usual market watchers will be paying close attention given the vendor's bellwether status within the enterprise software market.

• Oracle and Salesforce.com's love-fest: The ripple effects

  Oracle's string of high-profile cloud-computing partnership announcements with Microsoft, Salesforce.com and NetSuite dominated tech news headlines this week.

Whitepapers about databases

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  Data Sharing Technology Unlocks Analytics Insights for ANZ

  The Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ) is one of the largest financial institutions in Australia. As a highly regulated financial services provider, ANZ has an absolute priority on data security. ANZ wanted to strategically innovate and drive internal exploration of its corporate data. The bank knew that it can make good business sense for organizations to share data to drive better business decisions. Data exchanges happen frequently when relationships are already set up, such as credit bureaus providing credit assessments to lending institutions evaluating a loan application.

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  How Much is Your Company's Data Really Worth?

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  Semantics For Dummies, MarkLogic Special Edition

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  Why NoSQL? Your database options in the new non-relational world