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Oracle Ships NoSQL Database

New database platform is based on a key-value data model that linearly scales. Continue Reading »

Oracle's Big Virtualization Bet

There’s no doubt that Oracle faces a substantial challenge when it comes to competing against both VMware and Microsoft in the virtualization category. Continue Reading »

EnterpriseDB Rolls out PostgreSQL Tools

New launch gives DBAs migrating away from Oracle a set of robust management tools. Continue Reading »

Rethinking Distributed Computing

One of the fundamental issues with distributed computing has been that in order to scale any application, it generally requires the addition of another server. But deploying that server obviously takes a fair amount of time to provision, which tends to make distributed computing a little cumbersome. Continue Reading »

A Java Resurgence

One of the good things about difficult economic times is that IT organizations tend to get a lot more practical. In many instances, that practicality tends to reduce the temptation to reinvent the wheel. Continue Reading »

Oracle Previews Java 7

Update adds some basic support for parallelization and dynamic language integration. Continue Reading »

Has Open Source Movement Gone Corporate?

One question that keeps coming up as of late concerns the quality of open source software. While there’s no doubt that there is more dependency on open source than ever, a survey shows that with increased usage comes concerns over quality. Continue Reading »

Oracle's Itanium Strategy Ferments Customer Unrest

A survey of 450 IT decision-makers finds that Oracle customers don’t find the idea of replacing their Itanium systems especially appealing. Continue Reading »

Driving MySQL Performance

The conventional wisdom surrounding the open-source MySQL database is that it can't really be used in production environments that either require high speed or the ability to work with large amounts of data. Continue Reading »

Oracle Takes Storage to the Private Cloud

Oracle releases Cloud File System to address elastic data storage requirements on private clouds. Continue Reading »

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