This paper provides recommendations and best practices for optimizing virtualization infrastructures when deploying the Oracle Optimized Solution for Enterprise Cloud Infrastructure. It covers deployment of software, hardware, storage, and network components. 

This technical white paper discusses a drop-in implementation of Coherence running on Oracle's Sun servers utilizing Oracle Fusion Middleware components, most prominently WebLogic Suite. 

This paper explains how Oracle's Sun Systems for Enterprise 2.0 solution provides an integrated platform— combining highly scalable servers, next-generation storage, and networking technologies with best-of- breed software and services from Oracle- to deploy a highly reliable Enterprise 2.0 infrastructure that delivers simplicity and savings. 

This white paper focuses on best practices for implementing an enterprise Active Directory infrastructure using virtualization technology. We will discuss how to perform a full migration of your physical AD infrastructure to a virtualized environment. 

In this podcast, virtualization expert Anil Desai talks with WhatIs.com's Alex Howard about the many ways virtualization can be used to improve software testing and development. 

Watch this brief webcast to learn about an analytics platform that processes your complex data for insightful reporting at lightning fast speeds so your information is timelier and more valuable. 

The Quantum Scalar i2000 is designed to meet the rigors of high-duty-cycle data center operations and to support the integration of next-generation disk-based backup solutions. 

Are your decision-support systems and servers up to date, equipped to handle today's onslaught of data? Legacy systems are no longer viable. This paper explores the results of a research report about decision-support systems, highlighting how Dell's 12th-generation servers and solutions meet these evolving requirements based on users' responses. 

Read this white paper to learn the pros and cons of NoSQL database technology as it compares to relational database management systems (RDBMSs) in certain use cases. 

This paper examines cloud computing models for data warehousing and the differences between public versus private clouds. 

Oracle Recovery Manager is the preferred backup solution for Oracle database environments and is engineered to work together with Oracle’s Sun ZFS Storage Appliances to meet today's challenging backup requirements. Advantages of Sun ZFS Storage Appliances include; simplicity, speed, savings, and reduced risk. Read on to learn more. 

Watch this brief videocast now and learn how a data warehouse accelerator can offer your organization the ability to run consistently complex queries at real-time speeds to help you swiftly decipher patterns, predict future trends and adjust your business climate accordingly, eventually handing you the edge over any and all competitors. 

Are you ready for Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2? This white paper highlights some of the major features included in SQL Server 2008 R2 due to be released in the first half of 2010.