While databases contain an organisation’s most important information, they are often times the least protected.  In this paper, discover how McAfee can help organisations secure mission-critical data stored in databases, while streamlining compliance and maintaining optimum database performance. 

This customer reference booklet contains a sample of real business results that organizations around the world, across a variety of industries, have achieved by upgrading and standardizing on Oracle Database 11g. 

To properly protect the information at the database layer there are a number of comprehensive measures that need to be taken. With this paper Tanya Baccum, SANS Institute analyst, examines these measures for holistically protecting Oracle database from inside out. 

Consolidation, outsourcing and cloud computing are just a few of the business initiatives driving IT organizations to focus on data security. Companies have moved beyond securing the network perimeter and made strengthening security controls around data a top priority. Read this whitepaper to learn more. 

This customer reference booklet contains a sampling of real business results that organizations around the world, in a variety of industries, have achieved by upgrading and standardizing on Oracle Database 11g.  We hope you find these success stories helpful in learning how Oracle can help you achieve your business and IT objectives. 

CA ERwin Data Modeler r8 is an industry-leading data modeling solution that provides a simple, visual interface to manage your complex data environment.  It provides state of the art visualization capabilities, coupled with a dynamic new user interface. Download this demo software to give it a try! 

Optimizing SQL Server performance can be a daunting task, especially for an increasing number of reluctant DBAs faced with managing their organization’s SQL Server databases, despite little training. This white paper provides a high-level overview of core SQL Server performance concepts and an overview of essential SQL Server performance tools. 

This white paper explores the butterfly effect of poor data quality on CRM, ERP, billing, data warehouse, and other enterprise systems. 

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we mark the 10th anniversary of Microsoft’s Bill Gates announcing the Trustworthy Computing initiative, and ask if it has made IT more secure. We look at what Oracle’s latest developments mean for its software users running rivals’ servers, and conclude our Buyer’s Guide to IT consumerisation. Download the issue now. 

This TDWI Checklist Report makes a case for private database clouds, especially as a platform for consolidated BI and DW applications. 

Microsoft is targeting close to zero downtime with SQL 2008 with availability and recovery features that only used to be available via third-party solutions. This white paper discusses the evolution of High-availability from SQL 2005 to SQL 2008, and the tools available to minimize downtime in the Enterprise. 

Learn how you can transform your business, budgets, and service levels with Oracle Database 11g Release 2. You’ll discover how its new options and features can help you reduce server and storage costs, improve query performance, and ensure availability during database application upgrades. 

In this BeyeNETWORK e-book, data warehousing expert Wayne Eckerson describes how to create a federated business intelligence (BI) architecture that aligns with organizational imperatives.