This paper, based on the CACS and intended for users of the Oracle Data Miner, highlights the telco churn case study using Oracle Data Miner and explains the case study workflow methodology. Read this now and learn about preparing a database scheme and importing a pre-made Oracle Data Miner workflow. 

Businesses have become dependent on Web sites and RIAs. As dependency increases, so does the complexity of Web site systems and expectations on service delivery. This book offers a detailed look at external monitoring, how to leverage monitoring to protect your brand and a roadmap for implementing and maintaining an external monitoring process. 

This report from Ovum warns that enterprises need to recognise that they will need to move to IPv6, even if they have IPv4 addresses available. They should treat IPv6 like any other disaster recovery plan. 

Many organizations are employing new multidimensional analysis techniques to turn their raw data into actionable intelligence. Online analytical processing and dimensionally aware relational schemas help organizations make the most of their available data. Learn how to leverage multidimensional analysis to improve business insight and performance. 

Implementing Database Security and Auditing (Elsevier Digital Press) is the definitive guide for information security professionals, DBAs and auditors. You can now download Chapter 12, “Auditing Categories”.  In this chapter, you’ll learn which audit logging trails you need to address key security and compliance requirements. 

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. 

Telecommunications company Ciena, like many businesses, was utilizing an outdated WCM system that was unreliable and inefficient. Website downtime was a problem, causing security risks and costing an estimated $30,000 deficit. Read on to find out how Ciena mitigated these challenges by implementing a cloud-based, user-friendly WCM platform. 

In this E-Guide, discover what the experts are saying about database consolidation for Oracle -- how not to lose functionality, why to consolidate, and some best practices therein. Also included is an in-depth discussion of session schema management, as part of a series on Oracle database consolidation. 

Big data requires real-time access to data, scalability, and non-disruptive technology - qualities that relational databases just don't have. In this resource, discover how an in-memory data grid (IMDG) addresses the challenges posed by big data and application performance, and learn how one particular data grid can benefit your IT department. 

Agile Software Development is one of the most effective methodologies to develop application software. This paper examines and compares RDBMS with several object persistence methods within the context of Agile Software Development by quantifying the impact of these methods on the velocity and success of an agile application development project. 

A cost effective data warehouse project doesn't have to be an oxymoron. Rather than committing to a full-fledged waterfall style approach, it is possible to build a data warehouse incrementally and inexpensively, while at the same time preserving high-level architectural goals that lead to a true enterprise data warehouse. View this webcast now. 

A stellar website can set you apart and drive your bottom line. However, most legacy web content management (WCM) platforms are difficult to use, unreliable, and inflexible. Read this case study to learn how one company overcame these WCM woes with a cloud-based platform and the benefits they are seeing because of it.