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| | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | Oracle Announces 5 Key Enhancements to NoSQL Database | Oracle is introducing version 4.0 of its NoSQL database. First introduced in 2011, the Oracle NoSQL Database is a key-value database that evolved from the company's acquisition of BerkeleyDB Java Edition, a mature, high-performance embeddable database. Ashok Joshi, senior director of NoSQL, Berkeley Database, and Database Mobile Server at Oracle, outlined the key enhancements in the new release.
Full Article |  | | Discussing Oracle IT Resource Strategies | As the growing size and complexity of database environments strain resources at most IT departments, many are looking for ways to standardize infrastructure and automate routine tasks to free up assets. Joe McKendrick, lead research analyst at Unisphere Research, and Sam Lucido, director, Technical Applications Marketing at EMC Corp., recently discussed strategies for Oracle users and IT. The conversation also covered the results of a new Unisphere survey conducted in partnership with the IOUG, VMware, and EMC regarding obstacles data managers face while managing networks and delivering reliable information.
Full Article | | | What DBAs Need to Know to Go Beyond Relational | Big data represents an enormous shift for IT, according to Craig S. Mullins, Mullins, a principal of Mullins Consulting, and the author of the DBA Corner column for DBTA. For years, the IT landscape was dominated by three DBMS vendors - IBM DB2, Microsoft SQL Server, and Oracle Database - but with the advent of big data, things are changing very rapidly.
Full Article | | | | | | | | Get Your Copy of the 2016 IOUG Survey on Enterprise Storage Trends | Storage requirements are growing by leaps and bounds, and more organizations are turning to the cloud to manage the load. Thus far, it’s mainly used for backup, data warehousing, development/test and archive. But, data managers and IT professionals are continuing to push the boundaries of cloud as a viable option for a range of data requirements.
The results of a new survey of data storage trends are presented in this report. The survey, among members of the Independent Oracle Users Group (IOUG), was conducted by Unisphere Research, a division of Information Today, Inc. We analyzed the responses of 361 data managers and IT professionals from organizations of all sizes and across various industries.
Download your copy of the report to learn about the range of new strategies and tactics IOUG members are employing to not only manage data growth, but also to improve the speed of data delivery, protection, and integration.
Download Your Copy Today | | | Download the Latest Issue of SELECT Journal | The Q2 2016 issue of SELECT Journal digs into the theme of data diversity - both technically and professionally.
In our recurring columns, Ian Abramson waxes on data evolution, and Seth Miller talks the changing roles of DBAs from a personal perspective.
Also in this issue are some great features, such as:
- DBA, Heal Thyself: Five Diseases of IT Organizations and How Oracle DBAs Can Cure Them
- Implement an Error Event Schema with Oracle Data Integrator
- IOUG Press Corner: Taking the Entry-Level Challenge
- Reflections of a DBA
- DBA 201: Training a Guardian of the Data
Learn More and Download the Issue Today.
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| | | | | | | | VMware Webcast: Zero Downtime Migrations Using Logical Replication Tools | Tuesday, June 21, 2016
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. CDT
Featured Speaker: Chris Lawless, VP Product Manager, Dbvisit
Click Here to View Abstract and Register. | | | OEM SIG Webcast: Oracle Enterprise Manager 12c/13c - Best Practices in Design and Deployment for High Availability and Disaster Recovery | Monday, June 27, 2016
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. CDT
Featured Speaker: Rao Kasinadhuni, Vice President and Database Engineer Lead, JP Morgan
Click Here to View Abstract and Register | | | | | | | | Webcast: Transforming Your Data Center with ODA and Dynamic Hybrid Bundles | Friday, June 3, 2016
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. PST
Data is the lifeblood of your customer's business. Yet many customers face a quandary as they seek to improve their antiquated data infrastructure while determining how to best move their business to the Cloud. What if you could provide customers with a solution that upgraded their existing on-premise infrastructure while providing opportunities to migrate portions of their business to the Cloud? With Oracle's latest Engineered Systems upgrade to ODA combined with our new Dynamic Hybrid Bundle offering you can do exactly that - provide customers with a critical solution, while increasing your profitability. Join us on June 3rd as Randy Batterson, WW Channel Go-to-Market Director and Eric Frank, Principal Sales Consultant, show you how to create such solutions.
| | | | | | | Square Peg and Round Hole - What to Do When the IT Solution Doesn't Fit
By Maria Anderson, IOUG Board President | The ability to stand up and voice your opinion about a solution or technology that will not solve a business problem is critical. At times, choices are made for budgetary reasons, and other times, it may be organizational pressure. But regardless of the reason, as IT professionals, we need to be courageous and do the right thing, whatever that is.
Full Article | | | | | | | Founded in 1993, the Independent Oracle Users Group (IOUG) is a global membership organization for technology professionals who seek credible, relevant and timely information and education on Oracle technologies. Representing over 20,000 IT professionals and large, medium and small businesses, government and educational organizations, this independent community provides insight, experienced-based solutions and resources that empower DBAs, architects, developers, server administrators and IT managers to do their jobs better. The IOUG provides the professional Oracle user with qualified and vetted perspectives on technology trends, products and best practices; leading edge training and an advocacy channel back to Oracle Corporation. Web site resources include more than 3000 papers, tips and articles as well as networking through Special Interest Groups and a network of regional Oracle user groups. For more information about the IOUG, please visit the IOUG website, or call (312) 245-1579.
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