WHITE PAPER:
Small and medium businesses need to support growth while wringing every ounce of value out of the investments they’ve already made. This paper looks at the benefits of virtualizing SQL Server databases, as well as how to get the most out of your virtual infrastructure.
EGUIDE:
View this expert e-guide to alleviate your fear of a SQL server migration. It outlines three easy ways to migrate to the latest release of SQL server and demonstrates the pros and cons of using SQL stored procedures. Consult this resource to determine if you should migrate from one method to another.
PODCAST:
In this podcast, learn how Apache Hive is impacting the Hadoop community. Discover Hive's components and capabilities, whether Hive is a viable substitute for the existing warehouse infrastructure, the limitations of this tool, and more.
EZINE:
Business intelligence is a hot topic in 2010, especially with the upcoming release of Microsoft's SQL Server 2008 R2 being dubbed as the "BI release." In this e-zine, one SQL Server expert breaks down exactly what goes into self-service BI, where it works and where it falls short.
EZINE:
In this week's Computer Weekly, we look at how data analytics is driving a new approach to customer relationship management within the retail sector. Customer who shops in multiple channels offer greater value to retailers. We find out how auction site eBay has developed a bespoke data analytics architecture to track every customer interaction.
EGUIDE:
MySQL, under Oracle's stewardship, has sometimes been viewed with suspicion and seen as an open source icon that has been co-opted. Learn how COO Alexander Culiniac and other experts a reconciling their positive experience with MySQL and the public's doubts about Oracle's intention with the database.
WHITE PAPER:
Access to mission-critical applications is more important than ever before. Fortunately, the latest version of SQL Server offers a whole host of availability enhancements that make this critical objective easier to meet. This white paper elaborates on these new capabilities and describes the key architectural components required to enable them.
