Database Administrators White Papers

WHITE PAPER: In this e-guide, you'll learn how you can successfully tune your SQL Server for optimal performance. Read on to learn how to approach your SQL Server management holistically and achieve the desired balance, and performance, in your SQL Server environment.

Posted: 06 Aug 2020 | Published: 04 Aug 2020

WHITE PAPER: This paper examines storage obstacles that DBAs are dealing with today, and why workarounds that attempt to solve the problem only defer them and don't attack the root cause. View now to learn about Oracle's co-engineered combination of the database, OS, file system, and storage can conquer these database storage problems.

Posted: 11 Jun 2014 | Published: 31 Dec 2013

WHITE PAPER: This resource addresses an intelligent and systematic approach to managing your Sybase environment. Inside, learn about the key advantages to 5 different models.

Posted: 19 May 2014 | Published: 05 Mar 2014

WHITE PAPER: This brief paper focuses on Toad for SQL Server, a unified solution that allows you to achieve the highest level of code quality, performance and reliability. Inside, 10 features of Toad for SQL Server are presented.

Posted: 16 May 2014 | Published: 04 Oct 2010

WHITE PAPER: The cloud, big data and mobility are three of the most disruptive technologies Oracle DBAs face today. Are you prepared for the perfect storm of increased application complexity and dynamism, as well as explosive growth in database size and data velocity? Download the white paper and discover how Foglight for Oracle helps DBAs weather the storm.

Posted: 14 May 2014 | Published: 14 May 2014

WHITE PAPER: This technical resource examines three key new features of SQL Server 2014 that deliver mission-critical performance, faster data insights, and migration of data to the cloud.

Posted: 03 Apr 2014 | Published: 03 Apr 2014

WHITE PAPER: This case study takes an inside look at the success that leading social discovery site Twoo.com found with the right distributed SQL database – which allowed the company to accommodate dramatic traffic growth, ease management complexity, and more.

Posted: 13 Mar 2014 | Published: 13 Mar 2014

WHITE PAPER: This quick guide compares the capabilities of three of today's top database management systems – MySQL, MongoDB and NuoDB.

Posted: 03 Mar 2014 | Published: 31 Dec 2013

WHITE PAPER: This tech brief explores enhancements and new features of Toad for Oracle and guides you through your evaluation and use. Whether you're a veteran Toad user or new to the product, Toad's latest updates will dramatically simplify your daily tasks. Inside, find operational efficiency best practices for DBAs and development teams, and much more.

Posted: 26 Feb 2014 | Published: 26 Feb 2014

WHITE PAPER: View this white paper to learn how Toad™ for Oracle can help you mine your trace files faster and more effectively. Learn why Oracle's native trace file tools are limited, and how Toad can fill in the gaps.

Posted: 25 Feb 2014 | Published: 27 Feb 2013

WHITE PAPER: Deploying a failover cluster instance (FCI) architecture for your SQL Server database requires expensive shared storage for data files and backups. This resource introduces an alternative to storage area networks (SANs) that provides the availability benefit of an FCI – without the high price tag.

Posted: 11 Feb 2014 | Published: 31 Dec 2013

WHITE PAPER: This resource examines how big data is impacting the modern database, and offers advice to help you take full advantage of the big data opportunity.

Posted: 12 Dec 2013 | Published: 30 Apr 2013

WHITE PAPER: This white paper from Bloor Research examines how IBM's database Informix can be used in a hybrid transactional/analytics environment or for data warehousing applications in today's big data world.

Posted: 11 Dec 2013 | Published: 31 Aug 2012

WHITE PAPER: In this resource, learn how the right database foundation can help your organization facilitate real-time analytics and capitalize on the full potential of big data.

Posted: 10 Dec 2013 | Published: 31 May 2013

WHITE PAPER: This resource introduces a shared infrastructure designed for remote and small office environments, and discusses its usage as a Microsoft SQL Server database platform.

Posted: 12 Nov 2013 | Published: 30 Jun 2013

WHITE PAPER: This white paper describes the advantages of consolidating Microsoft SQL Server database application workloads to a virtualization environment, and introduces a server platform that can help you drive success.

Posted: 08 Nov 2013 | Published: 31 Jul 2012

WHITE PAPER: How can cloud computing help companies in the new world of big data? This expert handbook looks at some possible answers to this question.

Posted: 14 Oct 2013 | Published: 14 Oct 2013

WHITE PAPER: This valuable guide will walk IT and business leaders through the process of setting up a highly available Microsoft SQL Server 2012 environment using the shared infrastructure platform Dell PowerEdge VRTX.

Posted: 06 Sep 2013 | Published: 06 Sep 2013

WHITE PAPER: See how the Nytro product family from LSI provides financial services organizations with flash-based application acceleration to deliver real-time analytics to meet competitive, customer and compliance demands.

Posted: 12 Jun 2013 | Published: 30 Mar 2012

WHITE PAPER: Download the "Lower IT Costs with Oracle Database 11g Release 2" whitepaper and discover new options and features that can help you reduce server and storage costs, improve query performance, and ensure availability during database application upgrades.

Posted: 17 May 2013 | Published: 28 Mar 2012

WHITE PAPER: View this white paper to learn more about the necessary steps to setup an SAP system. It describes the required Oracle software environment settings on the database and other information on how to install SAP required database patches.

Posted: 24 Apr 2013 | Published: 24 Apr 2013

WHITE PAPER: View this white paper to learn more about the comprehensive features that help easily manage the most demanding transaction processing, business intelligence and content management. It outlines a wide range of options to help extend the database and help grow your business as well as improve your users performance, security and availability.

Posted: 23 Apr 2013 | Published: 23 Apr 2013

WHITE PAPER: View this white paper to learn more about the significant IT transformation that firms are deploying. It explores the meaning behind simplified computing platforms and integrated systems. Find out about the benefits like speed, flexibility and savings by reading this paper now.

Posted: 05 Apr 2013 | Published: 05 Apr 2013

WHITE PAPER: With the myriad of available database options, choosing the one that best supports your business-critical applications can be challenging – but it doesn't have to be. This exclusive resource examines three top database offerings -- Oracle, DB2, and SQL Server -- to determine which is best suited for SAP users.

Posted: 21 Dec 2012 | Published: 27 Sep 2011

WHITE PAPER: This paper outlines Oracle's approach to overpricing one part of a database solution to compensate for another part, leading to a much higher total cost of ownership (TCO). Read this now to learn more about the evolution of TCO, Oracle's pricing strategy, IBM's pricing strategy and so much more.

Posted: 10 Aug 2012 | Published: 21 Sep 2011