Industry News

Oracle launches RightNow, Fusion Sales integration

May 21, 2012

Database giant Oracle recently announced that its customer experience application RightNow CX Cloud Service is now integrated with its Fusion Sales solution to help organizations achieve consistent business growth and revenue opportunities.

Index fragmentation may impact database performance

May 18, 2012

SQL Server Pro's Denny Cherry recently highlighted a EMC whitepaper and discussed how some vendors do not fully understand databases, which can impact companies' overall database performance.

Oracle dominance expected to continue in the cloud

May 16, 2012

While database giant has focused its efforts on helping businesses improve their Oracle performance with new virtualization and server solutions, the company is also poised to do the same in the burgeoning cloud computing market.

Study: More SMBs adopting cloud, virtualization

May 16, 2012

Data security firm Symantec recently announced that small and medium-sized businesses are adopting technologies like virtualization, cloud computing and mobility to address their disaster preparedness needs.

Oracle launches new virtualization solutions

May 15, 2012

More companies are adopting virtualization to upgrade their IT infrastructure, and database giant Oracle recently announced new solutions to support this transition.

DBAs a hot position in New York, study says

May 14, 2012

As many companies seek ways to improve their database performance, some businesses are looking at skilled IT professionals like database administrators to satisfy this need.

Hybrid cloud computing considered best of both worlds

May 14, 2012

Organizations worldwide have adopted public or private cloud computing to meet their specific IT needs, as well as improve overall database performance.

More SMBs using cloud, virtualization

May 10, 2012

Despite facing economic uncertainty in many respects, small and medium-sized businesses continue to spend for information technology solutions.

New security features define SQL Server 2012

May 10, 2012

While many companies have adopted the latest database server from Microsoft to improve their SQL Server performance, a recent SQL Server Pro report asserted that the newest option also offers enhanced security.

Companies excelling with Oracle solutions nominated for awards

May 9, 2012

Businesses that have achieved high levels of performance regarding their use of Oracle's database solutions are encouraged to submit their nominations for the 2012 Oracle Excellence Awards.